Observer Name
Neil Provo
Observation Date
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Daly Canyon
Location Name or Route
Daily Canyon
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
10"
Width
60'
Vertical
70'
Comments
In wind exposed areas small avalanches were easily triggered with the weight of a person, sometimes from far away and sometimes right at your feet. About 10-12 inches of storm snow sliding on a weak layer of buried facets/surface hoar. The problem was much less noticeable in sheltered trees. Very touchy- with more wind and snow I assume there will be much larger avalanches sliding on this layer.
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