Avalanche: MacDonalds Draw 2/26/2010

Observation Date: 
02/26/2010
Occurrence Date: 
02/26/2010
Occurrence Time: 
2:00pm
Region: 
Salt Lake
Park City Ridgeline
MacDonalds Draw
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Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9000'
Aspect: 
East
Southeast
and steeper
Slope Angle: 
38
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Surface Hoar
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Depth Range: 
8" to
2'
Width: 
150'
Vertical: 
400'
General Comments

 Macdonald's draw clear skies, temp in upper 30's. no wind

intentional ski cut at 200pm.  wind blown slab, ESE aspect, 38-40 degree slope,  El. 9000, crown:8"-24", 150' wide,  400 vert runout, new snow that ran on old surface hoar. also appeared to rip out a couple of deeper pockets a few feet wide and a foot deeper about half way down. The toe of avalanche hit berm above mcmansion

no initial collapse or cracks till I started the ski cut and all it took was a couple good bounces to get snow to crack and propagate 
 wind deposit loading  ESE, 
snow was still pretty fresh, a little wind swept and some warming of the snow


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