Avalanche: Scotts Peak

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Scotts Peak
Location Name or Route
Scott's Peak
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
700'
Comments

Saw this avalanche off Scott's this afternoon, when I could get a glimpse of the slope during a lull in the ground blizzard. Looked to be cornice triggered earlier today and I'm assuming it was a natural since I was the only one in the area today. I could faintly see the crown, but not sure on depth because the wind loading from the SW was filling it in rapidly, but the debris pile was fairly clear reaching into the flats at the bottom of the slope, and piling up on the trees on it's way down. I'm also assuming it slid on a density inversion in the upside down new snow with a wind slab forming on it.

Photos were tuff to get today, debris in the trees and at the bottom, the broken cornice line on Scott's