Observer Name
Kobernik/Kendall
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Avalanche Date
Monday, March 2, 2015
Region
Skyline » Spring City Canyon
Location Name or Route
Upper Spring City Canyon
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
14"
Width
350'
Vertical
500'
Comments
This avalanche slid on Monday, March 2nd during the portion of the storm when it was a southerly flow. About 12" of low density new snow from Tuesday's cold front was on the debris when we viewed it. This area avalanched in December and only about 18" of snow was left to sit and facet (become weak) through January and February.
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