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Avalanche: Radar Love Bowl

Observer Name
ZSmith
Observation Date
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Radar Love Bowl
Location Name or Route
Radar Love Bowl
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
125'
Snow Profile Comments
Slide occurred as part of a large connected wind slab. Large slabs have formed along Scotts and the Radar Love Bowls. It was a real mixed bag of snow surfaces today with settled powder of some west facing slopes, melt freeze crusts on south facing slopes, significant hoar frost on sheltered, shaded aspects, and some well established but still touchy wind slabs and cornices in cross loaded areas and on the north and east facing aspects.
Comments
Was touring around the USA Bowl area and went for a look at the NE slopes off of Scotts Hill. As I turned around to head up to the antennas and take a look at the Monitors, I felt a collapse and heard what sounded like a slide. It wasn't until I got up to the antennas and looked back that I saw the avalanche. Crown looked to be 1.5 ft. and and about 125 ft. wide. Unclear how far it ran. Slide entrained quite a bit of snow and definitely could have buried someone.
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