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Observer Name
Shaun Deutschlander
Observation Date
Monday, November 16, 2015
Avalanche Date
Monday, November 16, 2015
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline
Location Name or Route
PC Ridge line Berlin Wall
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
8"
Width
150'
Vertical
20'
Snow Profile Comments
We didn't get a chance to complete a profile but in the picture of the crown bellow you can see the facets near the ground. The new storm snow above that. Then a slightly more dense layer that was the new wind slab topping it all off.
Comments
Party of three unintentionally remotely triggered a soft slab. The crown was 6-12" high and 150' wide and ran 20' to road cut bench where it came to a rest. Debris was about 3'. This
Coordinates