Observation type
Avalanche 
Observer
Anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
yes
Location (general area)
Mt. Baldy - Bently Cliffs area
Date (yyyymmdd)
20170121
Time
Morning 
Slope aspect
North/ North East
Slope angle
NA
Elevation
7,500
Boot/ Ski penetration
SP - 6 in
Precipitation
18" in the last 24 hours
Activity, recent avalanches
Yes
Obvious avalanche path
yes
Terrain trap
yes

Comment
This was a N/NE aspect at about 7500 feet elevation.  This was a Hard Slab that was probably triggered from a snow push from the cat.  There were numerous 1-1.5 foot crowns throughout the area; however, with the addition of some rain on the snowpack along with a clear cold snow seemed to be less reactive.  We were only penetrating 6 inches of the snowpack even though we had 18" of new snow.
 
I didn't have enough time to dig a pit or crown profile.  I also didn't get a chance to take some SP2 samples as we were slammed most of the day.  I didn't see any evidence of slides in the South Bowl area.
 
This particular slide ran for almost 600 vertical feet and over a 30 foot cliff band.  The bed surface was the new and old snow interface.   The snow became cohesive in this area thanks to some rain that fell at the end of the storm and then a few hours of clear skies.   
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