Avalanche: Park City area mountians

Observer Name
Observation Date
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Location Name or Route
Park City asre mountains
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Explosive
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
300'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Explosive control work released 2 slides on the Park City side this morning. One initiated in newer snow, on a more recent march dirt layer, then stepped down to the ground, failing on wet 1mm facets. The other was a bed surface slide, with the original slide running on the dirt layer. This one also broke out on the ground. The pack received alot of rain yesterday, and may have been isothermal from a string of above freezing days and nights.

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