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Avalanche: Squaretop

Observer Name
JD
Observation Date
Monday, February 15, 2016
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 15, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Squaretop
Location Name or Route
Square Top
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
2'
Width
50'
Vertical
250'
Comments
Strong west wind on the ridge loading Square Top on leeward side. New snow wind load was 2 - 3 ft deep based on pole probing. Cornice dropped while traversing ridge triggered slide on north end of ST. Imagine if skier triggered, may have propagated further south into the main shot and been much larger?