Observer Name
Evan
Observation Date
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Conehead
Location Name or Route
Cone Head
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
4"
Width
20'
Comments
I popped a wind slab below the ridge (circled in the picture). It fractured around me, but I was able to get my tips up and ski to the side and was not caught. It was probably 5 inches deep, maybe 20 ft wide and it ran the whole slope. I thought everything had sluffed already, per all of the existing slides paths and small debris piles, but I was wrong. Maybe the pervious activity was small slabs too. This was my third lap on this tracked slope. The skiing was good, you could even call it "powder", due to the wind loading. Though, old tracks under the new snow were very firm when you hit them. I saw 3 other parties drop during my ski day, always on the lower angle slopes to the south, and they did not trigger anything.
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