Avalanche: Reynolds Pk

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Monday, January 23, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 23, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Reynolds Pk
Location Name or Route
Reynolds Peak
Elevation
9,100'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
9"
Width
200'
Vertical
400'
Comments

With a brief moment of visibility, saw a natural avalanche in the corner pocket of Reynolds Peak, look to be cornice triggered with a crown around 8 to 10 inches deep, most likely it was the denser snow from last night and this morning failing on the lighter density snow from Saturday. It left a decent pile of debris in the trees below and ran about 2/3 track. It was a tough day for decent photos but you can see the crown under the cornice line and the debris in the trees.