Observer Name
J. Sipe
Observation Date
Monday, February 20, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 20, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » PC Iron Mountain
Location Name or Route
Iron Mountain, Bowl 2
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
4"
Width
10'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Skied a few afternoon laps in Bowl 2 on Iron Mountain. Decided to go check out Bowl 3 and see how the new... now wet snow was bonding to the steeper aspects. Found a melt freeze crust underneath and thought the wet snow would easily move. Ski cut the top and a small wet slide pulled at my feet 4in x 10ft wide x 400ft long. Was pretty slow moving and picked up more snow as it moved down toward mid mountain trail. Side stepped back up to the ridge and skied down and out bowl 2 and lower angle terrain.
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