Avalanche: West Porter 3/6/2010

Observation Date: 
03/06/2010
Occurrence Date: 
03/06/2010
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
West Porter
Porter Fork
Mill Creek Canyon
Salt Lake
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Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9000'
Aspect: 
North
Slope Angle: 
38
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Surface Hoar
Depth (avg): 
2'
Width: 
100'
Vertical: 
Unknown
Vertical Range: 
200' to
General Comments

 Skiers remotely triggered slab from 50' away on a 25 degree slope.  Avalanche broke on much steeper, adjacent slope and it covered a well-used skin track.  No one caught.  It was 9,000' N facing, 2' x'100 x 200 vertical. Ran on buried surface hoar.

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