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Avalanche: Salt Lake

Observer Name
pavlantos - girardi
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Aspen Meadows Park, Sandy Utah
Elevation
5,100'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
25°
Trigger
Snow Bike
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
6"
Width
25'
Vertical
30'
Comments
Soft slab failed on pollution layer / fertilizer / grass interface. Unintentionally triggered by fat tire snow bicycle. Slide went unnoticed because photographer and bicyclist were looking at the photo of riding powder on a bicycle when a bi-standder sledding in park with his children said "oh wow an Avalanche.." Debris pile was about 2.5 feet deep.. This is not meant to be a joke just an interesting observation as urban avalanches should not go un noted..
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