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Avalanche: Pioneer Bowl

Observer Name
Trent Meisenheimer/Bruce Meisenheimer
Observation Date
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Pioneer Bowl
Location Name or Route
Pioneer Bowl
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
10"
Width
800'
Vertical
50'
Comments

I was surprised to see such a well connected piece of snow right under the cliff band in Pioneer Bowl. The avalanche ranged from 6 inches to 4 feet deep in places. The avalanche was wide but lacked length. It appears it failed on faceted grains at the ground.

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