Avalanche

Avalanche: Park City

Jeff MosesSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
3 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Intentional ski cuts easily initiated two loose wet slides 6-8' wide and 6-8" deep, that ran slowly, but entrained a fair amount of heavy snow that ran full track with an impressive amount of snow settling at the bottom. You certainly would not have wanted to be caught mid-slope by this heavy snow.