Observer Name
Jake Heiner
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine Gulch » Pink Pine
Location Name or Route
Pink Pine Ridge
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
8"
Width
30'
Vertical
200'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Sorry no photo. Wind Slab broke and propagated 15 feet above rider and carried him for about 5 to 10 feet before he was able to ride to safety off to the side. This was our third lap on the slope but the third time we entered from 50 feet higher than before. This top part was around 4 or 5 degrees stepper than the rest of the run.
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