Observer Name
Owen Crandall
Observation Date
Friday, January 9, 2026
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 9, 2026
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Squaretop
Location Name or Route
Square Top
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
13"
Width
70'
Comments
We decided to walk over to the square top ridge to take a look at the natural slide that occurred on the east face of Square Top. However on our way over we ran across a slide that appeared to be triggered by two skiers on the north east shoulder (aka Square Top sneak). I waited to see if the party would report the slide however it seems they did not. The crown was about 13” deep and failed on top of an old surface hoar layer. SS-S-R3-D2-O
Update from UAC Staff: Thanks to W. & S. Deutschlander for the final photo showing both avalanches, taken on 1/10/26
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