Avalanche: Pink Pine

Observer Name
Kevin
Observation Date
Monday, February 22, 2021
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 22, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine Gulch » Pink Pine
Location Name or Route
Pink Pine, Red Right Returning
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
18"
Width
20'
Comments
My partner and skinned up the Pink Pine Ridge to the top of Red Right Returning. We had no noticeable whoompfing or cracking on our ascent. We did not observe any natural slides from the ridge. But our line was suspect. We dug a pit with similar aspect and got results with a lot of force breaking the column top 18". With my partner observing, I made a ski cut at the top most steep part of RRR and stomped down multiple times, moved forward and did the same. After multiple heavy jumps on both skis, I did get the slope to break with the crown being about 18" deep. The snow slid below me about 75 yards. It was intentional, no one caught.
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