Avalanche: Park City Ridgeline

Observer Name
Ty Falk
Observation Date
Friday, April 2, 2010
Avalanche Date
Friday, April 2, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
42°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
18"
Width
50'
Vertical
200'
Comments

50 foot wide, 18 inch deep soft slab on a steep north facing shot arround 9,300 that ran only around 200 feet on a 41-43 deg. slope. It was not a fast runner and was easily able to slip over to a small breakover and continue down the intended line. Shooting crack noticed when approacing the steep pitch. Some wind loaded pockets west of intended line. 20 intches of 10% at 9300 on the PC Ridgeline. Old-new snow interface, possibly dust layer? The UAC forecast for April 2 was spot on with depth and location.

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