Observer Name
Evelyn Lees, Rick Wyatt
Observation Date
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Scotts Bowl
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
18"
Width
300'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Upper skiers left side of crown, triggered remotely from along the ridge line. Very sensitive, and propagated further than I expected. We only had one small collapse along the ridge before this released.
Comments
Slide propegated about 300' to the right. Arrows are right flank. With the shallow pack, even a short ride would have taken a person across rocks or into trees.
Comments
Heavily wind loaded part of the crown. The upper part of slab was 1 finger to pencil hardness. Slab thickness rapidly decreased down slope.
Comments
The slide released just below the rime crust that was deposited Sunday, Nov 14.
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