Incident

Avalanche: Park City Ridgeline

UAC Staff & CanyonsSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Patrol director involved, avalanche broke into old snow above a terrain trap. Full burial.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Fully Buried
1