I was touring today and came across this avalanche in Corn Bowl just off the ridge line past 9990. The slide occurred on Monday 2/28/11. I tried to get closed to examine the crown but the upper portion was very hollow sounding. I had no rope of partner so I did not take the chance of getting close. The bed surface is still very hard from my giving it a good wack from the side. It did not venture closer due to the hollow sound of the remaining cornice. It appears from the photos a skier jumped in and it collapsed and he was toward the west and missed the path. It appears to have run about 75 yards down the bowl. I did not go down to examine the debris pile. I was not comfortable with the entire ridge line at 1 PM. There were numerous sluffs starting on the ridge line in the bowl. The skier missed the slide and
Observer Name
Willis Richardson
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 28, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Canyons side country » Corn Bowl
Location Name or Route
Corn Bowl adjacent to Square Top
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
30°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
2"
Width
25'
Vertical
175'
Comments
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