Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2957 m
Note: Park City Resort was closed and not doing any avalanche control at this time.
The new snow was dry and cold but there was a density inversion in the top 6 inches. The wind was ripping out of the NE and the snow was reacting with a skin that I triggered on each of the three runs I took. This slide put on a good show. About 30 x 30 soft slab in the trigger zone of Hourglass then after the choke the main chute sympathetically slide. There was a nice powder cloud...something I can't say I've seen this late in the year in PC. New snow depth was 16-18 inches in Puma Bowl but at best 1 foot in Empire Bowl.