Avalanche: Hide A Way Park 3/31/2010

Observer Name:

Kobernik

Observation Date:

03/31/2010

Occurrence Date:

03/31/2010

Occurrence Time:

5:30pm

Region:

Hide A Way Park
Days Fork
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

40° 36' 9.5292" N, 111° 37' 56.1072" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10000'

Aspect:

North

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Intentionally Triggered

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow

Depth (avg):

Width:

100'

Vertical:

500'

General Comments

My party triggered two soft slabs in Hide A Way Park. The weakness was within the new snow just above the dirt layer.

General Comments 2

General Comments 3

Here is the avalanche releasing remotely below us. It propagated through the trees at least a hundred feet away from us.

Video 3:

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