Avalanche: Pink Pine 2/1/2011

Observer Name:

J Harris, M Hammond, M Primomo

Observation Date:

02/01/2011

Occurrence Date:

02/01/2011

Occurrence Time:

12:00pm

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
White Pine
Pink Pine

Location Name:

Pink Pine

Location

40° 33' 28.4976" N, 111° 41' 29.85" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9200'

Aspect:

Northeast

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Intentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

40'

Vertical:

250'

General Comments

Walking up Pink Pine ridge we noticed that fresh drifts cracked easily. Stomping wind-deposited snow, we were able to initiate soft slab avalanches that increased in size, depth and energy as we traveled above increasingly steeper and more wind-loaded terrain. The following photos are of one of these intentionally triggered avalanches.

General Comments 2

New snow was on the move today.

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