Avalanche: Powder Park

Observer Name
HBG
Observation Date
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Powder Park
Location Name or Route
Powder Park 3
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
16"
Width
30'
Comments
The avalanche happened between our first and second run on Short Swing (~2:00pm) and was observed from the summit of point 9269 in the NW facing gully between Short Swing and PP3. We did not investigate closely as there was no safe way to descend to the crown so all figures are approximate. It appeared to be quite small but cracking could be seen on connected slopes up to 500' away (visible in attached photo.)
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