Avalanche

Avalanche: Salt Lake

Mark WhiteSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

NE facing West monitor on the Park City ridgeline. West Monitor had two different slides, the largest was 80ft wide 12 to 14 inches deep and ran 800ft to the flats. Appeared that a cornice drop was the trigger. Must have occurred at the end of the storm. The bed surface had an inch or so of new snow on top. It also must have sympathetically released, the roll-over skiers right of center, separate slide, but looked like same time frame. One other small pocket released after the storm 20ft wide and ran 3/4 track, also triggered by cornice drop. Both slides ran on facets above a fairly stout crust on the ground.