Observer Name
Lindi McIlwaine
Observation Date
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Session Mountains » Lookout Peak
Location Name or Route
Lookout Peak
Elevation
8,500'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2'
Width
125'
Vertical
800'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Stormy conditions. Party of two. Steady build up of dense moist snow. Collapsing in areas of shrub and sage that have mostly melted in past few days. Broke out on a north facing slope at a 35-40 roll over. Some wind deposit likely. First run was on skier's right margin of the slope w/ safety exit into trees. No collapsing. No fractures. Noticed horizontal fracturing on up track on shoulder above another steeper north facing slope. On second run the first skier moved skier's left of first tracks, triggered the slope and was carried prehaps 80 feet. Was caught by a small aspen. No injuries, no equipment breakage. Lucky man. Was unsafe to examine the crown but it appeared to be mostly new snow. No obviuos bed surface. Pictures available but not my camera.
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