Observer Name
Chester
Observation Date
Monday, April 25, 2016
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 25, 2016
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
West bowl, skiers right, close to headwall
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
34°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
3"
Width
40'
Vertical
125'
Comments
Pretty wintery in the am. I was looking for windslabs. Weather shifted gears sun came out. My mind did not. I was looking for windslab dragons. Ski cut this out intentionally but different dragon than I thought.
Comments
Our party Triggered 3 separate slides in this area. Another party triddered one too. All the same, All slow movers 3-4" deep, nne facing, moved 6 mph. Storm slab, old snow new snow interface, old snow being cooked yesterday afternoon and and even though it was warm boonded poorly to the new slab from last night/today.sun was out for 30 minutes, enough to unglue it all on this thin storm slab. South side back was interesting, lots of 2" deep "micro" slide storm slabs triggered. Sizeable slide noted s side superior and n side of flagstaff (100' wide, ran 400'. ) No rollerballs pinwheels noted at our 2 PM exit.