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Avalanche: Pink Pine

Observer Name
Luke the drifter
Observation Date
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine » Pink Pine
Location Name or Route
Pink pine east and west facing
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
100'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
6 slides on east facing upper pink pine, some remote, some triggered by kicking/jumping on top of slope 2 on west facing pink pine, in the tree chutes were Dave Anderson got caught in the 90's. All ran to the point were the slope angle decrease to less than 25 degrees Not enough to bury you on smaller slopes but certainly enough to knock you over and carry you or slam you into a tree, piles in front of trees were 2' deep All ran fast once that got moving. One on the west facing was "somewhat" intentional, I skied the shot while cutting the steeper rolls sort of expecting one of them to pop...it did, mid slope
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