Avalanche: Red Cliffs 1/27/2012

Observer Name:

Canyons Snow Safety

Observation Date:

01/27/2012

Occurrence Date:

01/27/2012

Occurrence Time:

9:00am

Region:

Salt Lake
Park City Ridgeline
Red Cliffs

Location Name:

Red cliffs--Park City Ridgeline

Location

40° 40' 2.4888" N, 111° 36' 12.9024" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

9600'

Aspect:

East

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Unknown

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

Width:

100'

Vertical:

600'

General Comments

This slide released about 9 am 1/27. We believe it resulted from a natural cornice fall, but when we visited it in the afternoon there were ski tracks on the ridge, so maybe we will be corrected. Note how far the slide ran down the gully. An avalanche fatality occurred in this area in the early 2000s.

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