An unreported near miss in Canyons sidecountry yesterday. It looks like somebody took a ride but was able to stay on top and escape uninjured ( or at least to the point they self-evacd). Can only guess from the tracks but it looked as if they jumped off the cliff in the picture, triggered an initial slab which then stepped down to a deeper weakness. Path is steep with sparse trees...close to where there was an avalanche accident in 2009 with a broken femur. From a snowpit in an adjacent area, the snow in this area is 110cms deep and we got results of CTE Q1-2, ECTP15, 40cms down on either buried graupel and/or near surface facets. Also CTH results on depth hoar at 90cms down.

Forecaster: as the party that actually triggered this slide did not report it, the Canyons patrol investigated it this morning to make sure there were tracks coming out. If you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry - especially if you are adjacent to a ski area – please alert local agencies or ski patrols to the slide and whether anyone is missing or not. Rescue teams can be exposed to significant hazard when responding to avalanches, and do not want to do so when unneeded. Thanks.