Avalanche

Avalanche: Park City Ridgeline

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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Density Change
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

I am unsure what triggered this avalanche. I suspect it was a natural avalanche since there were no tracks in the immediate vicinity that I could see. Our group triggered a similar shallow avalanche on a heavily wind-drifted test slope nearby as we climbed up to the ridge.