Observer Name
Staples from third party
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon
Location Name or Route
Parleys north
Elevation
7,500'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
14"
Width
400'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Party triggered a slide from 50' away while on a ridge. No photo, but every east facing slope was producing shooting cracks.
The only photo was from a switchback onto a small test slope that produced a shooting crack.
Comments
More photos from 2/23
Avalanche broke on top of a thick crust. I couldn't find any weak facets, but I suspect they were present due to the remote trigger, wide propagation both across and down the slope.
Video
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