Avalanche: No Name Bowl

Observer Name
Spitzer
Observation Date
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » No Name Bowl
Location Name or Route
SE face of No Name Bowl
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
6"
Width
60'
Comments

We triggered a D2 soft slab ~15 cm deep that propagated 60 feet wide from the upper ridge line. This avalanche was on the SE face of No-Name Bowl. We noticed that the avalanche was running very fast and went well into the run out zone.