Observer Name
jp gendron
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Bonanza Flats
Location Name or Route
Saturn Cirque
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
8"
Width
30'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Observed a handful of natural slides in the area that likely slid during the storm, mostly point releasing beneath rocks. After successfully skiing the trees on the same ridge line with no other signs of instability we headed to the main chutes of Saturn Cirque. First skier dropped onto a aprox. 30' wide path that had slid during the storm, skiing it successfully. I dropped in next to the skier's right onto an area that had not slid and a little closer to some rocks. Two turns in, I saw the snow release in front of me and quickly skied out to my left and to the bottom. The soft slab I triggered released just below some rocks about 30' wide and about 8" deep, running about 200'.
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