Avalanche: Summit Park

Observer Name
Patterson
Observation Date
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » Summit Park
Location Name or Route
Summit Park Area
Elevation
7,800'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
18"
Width
125'
Vertical
200'
Comments

Photo and comments by Ed: I'm just attaching a few photos of the slide in Summit Park from a few days ago. It's a pretty impressive slide for the area, and it hammers home the lesson about the depth hoar lurking on these mid-elevation spots that are normally safe. The only thing I'd add to the report the guy sent in is that there was also extensive wind-loading in the area, which is pretty normal for this aspect. The slide is actually on the side of SP that rarely gets gets skied because it gets hammered by the winds.

Coordinates