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Avalanche: Scotts Bowl

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Scotts Bowl
Location Name or Route
Scotts Bowl
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
150'
Vertical
600'
Comments

Was up in USA Bowl today and walked up to the ridge for a look into Scotts. Saw a smaller avalanche right off the peak yesterday, today a much larger slide in the main bowl was noted, looked to have happened some time this the morning, debris pile looked pretty fresh and was not yet blown in by the strong winds. It was hard to see through the blowing snow on the ridge but looked like a natural, triggered by a natural cornice drop, no one else was on the ridge line or for that matter anywhere in the area. The slide ran full track and quite a ways out onto the flats, nice sized debris pile at the bottom and in the trees mid slope. There were some bushes sticking out of the bed surface in the top, not sure if it went into old facets or not but there's a good chance it did. Photos, tough day for photos full on ground blizzard most of the time.

Debris in the trees at mid-slope

Debris pile at bottom running out onto the flats.