Observer Name
Cory Akin
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Scotties Bowl
Location Name or Route
Scotties Bowl White Pine
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
15'
Vertical
50'
Comments
My partner and I started near the top of Scotties in White Pine, where the old jeep road coming from the west meets the north facing slide path. She went first, made two turns, looked like it would just slough but then saw the slope fracture above her. It didn't have a lot of energy and as she stopped it easily went past her and the tree she was up against without any issue. Still, we were a little surprised at how sensitive it was and how cleanly it slid. We had not noticed any cracking while skinning up, although there had been recent activity higher above our location I the very steep terrain. This particular feature we were on was also fairly steep and prone to wind loading
