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Avalanche: Cinder Chutes

Observer Name
Tommy
Observation Date
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Cinder Chutes
Location Name or Route
Cinder Chutes
Elevation
9,700'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
20'
Vertical
900'
Comments
Three of us went out the gate on top of 9990 and made our way over to the Cinder Chutes, just above Saddleback. My buddy (snowboarder jumped into the middle chute, the entire thing immediately cracked and started sliding on him. He easily outran the debris, but it ran all the way out to the bottom of the slope. I couldn't safely get close enough to see the crown depth and get good pictures, but you can see the debris in this picture taken from below the run. The snow pack was fairly stable, but there was a bunch of new windblown snow that had settled into the cinder chutes, making them dangerous.
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