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Avalanche: Catchers Mit

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Kessler Peak » Catchers Mit
Location Name or Route
Catchers Mit
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Repeater
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
12"
Width
175'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Dimensions are estimates, looked like a new snow only, soft slab, crown did not look all that big but I was a long ways away. Looks like the whole bowl avalanched probably during high PI rates yesterday.

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