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Avalanche: South Monitor Bowl

Bo Torrey, Andrew NassettaSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Unintentionally triggered a 200'-250' wide avalanche in South Monitor. Avalanche ran roughly 700' vertical feet with an average depth of 10"-14". This slope previously avalanched on November 23rd- reported by Mark White. View his report (https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/40305)

We chose not to investigate the crown because of the large amount of snow still remaining above where the avalanche broke.

Second photo by Scott - thanks