Observer Name
Louis
Observation Date
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » Mt Aire
Location Name or Route
Mt Aire
Elevation
8,100'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
5"
Width
250'
Vertical
175'
Comments
Skinned up to Mt Aire this AM. Found the new snow was reactive as we remotely set of a small wind pillow thirty feet off the ridge. It was maybe 10 feet wide and four inches deep and ran ten feet. Looking north on Mt Aire we saw evidence of natural activity and inched our way down setting off a ten foot wide section that ran maybe 100 feet. Not a lot of energy as it Looked more like stuffing, but had an obvious crown Lower down we came upon a natural slide that had a 4 to 6 inch crown 200 to 300 wide wrapping corners and ridges that had run into the flats. The bed surface had about an inch of new snow on it. None of it seemed like it had much energy or weight behind it.
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