Observer Name
Steve
Observation Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork
Location Name or Route
West Porter
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
12"
Width
200'
Comments
A skier setting a skin track from West Porter toward “In Between” triggered an avalanche. The avalanche was large enough to run to the bottom of the path and pile debris into the trees.
I observed the skier beginning to set the skin track. On my next lap, I saw that an avalanche had occurred in the same area. I skinned to the bottom of the debris pile and conducted a beacon search just to be certain but did not receive a signal. It appeared that the skin track continued over the ridge.
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