Avalanche: MacDonalds Draw 2/26/2010

Observer Name:

Harris

Observation Date:

02/26/2010

Occurrence Date:

02/26/2010

Occurrence Time:

2:00pm

Region:

Salt Lake
Park City Ridgeline
MacDonalds Draw

Location Name:

McDonalds Draw

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

Unknown

Aspect:

East

Trigger:

Unknown

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

Unknown

Snow Profile

Snow Profile Comments:

I spoke with a friend who described an avalanche that his party triggered in McDonalds Draw yesterday. His iPhone photos showed a crown that looked several hundred feet wide. The skier was was able to ski off the slab as it broke and was not caught in the avalanche.