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Avalanche: Iron Mountain

Observer Name
Dan
Observation Date
Friday, April 7, 2023
Avalanche Date
Friday, April 7, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Iron Mountain
Location Name or Route
Iron Mountain
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
6"
Width
70'
Comments
Dropped in and made about 4 turns. Looked back up to make sure my dog was following and saw a decent sized wet sluff avalanche start. It picked up some good speed and stripped the face about 6" deep to a sun crust. Probably would have skied out ok, but it was certainly a big risk with the dog. Slide ran all the way into the gully about 500m down. Skied even more conservative for the remainder of the run, but caused another 3-4 slides of similar size as we exited the area. Thankfully I have a clinger of a dog or else he was very likely to have been caught, carried, and buried.
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