Observer Name
Jake Hutchinson
Observation Date
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Avalanche Date
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Squaretop
Location Name or Route
Square Top Main Bowl
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Glide
Avalanche Problem
Gliding Snow
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
300'
Vertical
700'
Comments
Have been watching the glide cracks from my house the last few days, woke up this morning to see about 1/3 of the main bowl had slid, a typical glide avalanche for this slope each spring.
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