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Avalanche: West Bowl

Observer Name
Joey Camps
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 12, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » West Bowl
Location Name or Route
West Bowl
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
16"
Width
50'
Vertical
30'
Comments
Was here yesterday 1/12 at 3pm, the slide was not there. Saw it today at 11am. The bed surface/crown/debris all had a dusting of snow on it. There were tracks in at the top and out the debris pile. I would guess the person might not have even know they triggered it. It probably barely started running then stopped on the shallow angle below. Unlike the tons of soft sluffs we saw yesterday , this one propagated as a slab.
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