Avalanche: White Pine Canyon

Observer Name
mark white
Observation Date
Friday, December 20, 2013
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 20, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » White Pine Canyon
Location Name or Route
White Pine, PC Ridgeline
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
32°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
35'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

This was the first slide I saw triggered by snowmobiles in White Pine today. Probably about 400ft off the ridge line. Heard and saw the biler heading up the slope, looked like he got the sled turned around and avoided the debris, but did not hear his machine running after the slide. There was a whole group of snowmobiles in the same area and they continued to high mark after the slide so I assume the trigger of the first slide was OK.