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Avalanche: White Pine

Observer Name
Conover
Observation Date
Monday, January 9, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 9, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine
Location Name or Route
West Scotties
Elevation
9,000'
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
10"
Width
100'
Vertical
800'
Comments
We skied the meadow in West Scotties and it was punchy new storm snow. We approached the roll at 9K and chose to ski cut. The whole deal popped out. 4F over F. D2ish. Skied the bed surface down without incident. Touchy out there. Bad photo.