Observer Name
Ingle, McIlwaine, others
Observation Date
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Emigration Canyon » Pinecrest
Location Name or Route
Pinecrest
Elevation
6,700'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
300'
Comments
Avalanche on east facing aspect crossed the road @ aprox. 11:00 am. Broke out in cliff band and ran about 300' through mature conifers and crossed road leaving a 20' + dedris pile. Locals haven't seen this track run since the early 80s. County cleared road by 3:00 pm. Another skier triggered slide ran on east facing slope in Pinecrest drainage. No details except that it ran in new snow fulltrack to bottom of drainage.
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