Avalanche: Park City Ridgeline

Observer Name
Ty Falk
Observation Date
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 3, 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
New Snow
Depth
18"
Width
50'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Park City Ridgeline Clearing Skys and Warming Temps. 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?

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