Observer Name
Makoff
Observation Date
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 10, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak
Location Name or Route
East facing Kessler, High Pockets to Catchers Mit
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Vertical
2,000'
Comments
The majority of east Kessler released during the storm on Friday. On the bed surface, there is 8" of snow, then the rain crust, then more snow from Sunday. With the new snow on the bed surface, this was effectively hidden from view from the BCC highway. Suspect numerous other slopes around the central Wasatch did the same thing early in the storm.
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