Avalanche: East Bowl

Observer Name
Brian
Observation Date
Monday, December 22, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 22, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » East Bowl
Location Name or Route
East Bowl Pass
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
2'
Width
40'
Vertical
400'
Comments

A skier caused a wind slab to avalanche while knowingly skiing across it toward a scoured area where the skier stopped and avoided being caught.

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