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Avalanche: Home Run

Observer Name
Willis Richardson
Observation Date
Monday, April 2, 2012
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 2, 2012
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Home Run
Location Name or Route
Home Run Bowl-Canyons Backcountry
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
Unknown
Width
70'
Vertical
300'
Comments

My partner and I were exiting along Rosce's Ridge when we saw the slide. It is a repeater the third time this year it has slid. There was a skin track running right up the middle of the bowl and it looked as if it was triggered from the person putting in the track either while making the track or right after they got to the top of the bowl. The track did go to the top of the bowl so we knew the person exited the bowl. We have seen this same track put in several times right up the middle of the bowl by this person. I would have taken a picture but you could not have seen it due to the weather. We hiked on every run yesterday since side hill or straight up skinning was impossible. It felt like the middle of the winter along the ridges.

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