Avalanche: West Monitor

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Monday, January 25, 2016
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 25, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors » West Monitor
Location Name or Route
West Monitor Bowl
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
42°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Repeater
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
15"
Width
125'
Vertical
800'
Comments

Saw this avalanche in West Monitor Bowl this morning, debris looked really fresh with no new snow on it, crown was around a foot and a half at its deepest point, and about 125ft wide at its widest ran to the flats at the bottom. This portion of West Monitor Bowl is basically a unsupported and steep snow field at the top and tends to avalanche allot. Looked like new snow only in a spot that gets wind loaded by NW winds. It is a repeater that as already slid this year, but I don't think it went into older snow layering.

Photos: whole deal, close up of the crown, form far away for perspective, and one from the side.