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Avalanche: Scotties Bowl

Observer Name
Dave
Observation Date
Monday, April 28, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 28, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Scotties Bowl
Location Name or Route
Scottie's Bowl East facing
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
15"
Width
150'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Triggered while skinning up, from about 75' north and 20' below north flank and crown (12"-18"). Heard settlement and was able to watch slab break away from crown. This occurred about 75' below ridge line and the snow was 3-6" deeper than above and at the ridge. Indication wind loading. Slab moved slowly for about 30' than ran fast through band of trees into open bowl to flats with minimal dust cloud. I could see the settled debris immediately. continuing up the ridge I was able to easily initiate smaller soft slabs and point release slides all along the steep slightly corniced north ridge line. All new snow slides running on hard freezing surface, poor bonding at this early stage. Snow below 9500' was not very reactive, I was not hearing or feeling settlement, however I was not near the major wind exposed ridge line at or below 9600'
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