Avalanche: Powder Park

Observer Name
Joe & DuBruille
Observation Date
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D North » Powder Park
Location Name or Route
Gully between Powder Park
Elevation
8,300'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
14"
Width
40'
Comments
While skinning up powderpark 3 we saw 3 separate wind slabs that I assume was triggered by a skier or snowboarder as there were tracks going into it and below it. I couldn't tell if there were tracks out as my view was obstructed by trees.
40.6523173, -111.6244965
Comments
DuBruille
We were skinning up to powder park three and saw a someone had skied out on the north-facing side of the terrain trap gully triggering a pocket. Hard to tell width but the crown appeared to be 2+ feet deep at its largest. SS-AS-D1. Couldn't get close enough to inspect the crown. Looked to be new/old snow interface but when we dug a representative quick pit to check we had a sudden collapse at CT6 down 25cm in a density change. We also noted a weak interface 70cm down above the melt/freeze crust from our warm spell. Didn't see to confirm but another party said someone had been caught/carried and partially buried.
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