Snowpack

Observation: Park City Ridgeline

Greg Gagne & Sam KapacinskasSalt Lake
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Quick report

Red Flags
Recent Avalanches, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comment
<p>Numerous loud, booming collapses today as well as remotely triggering an avalanche that failed in PWL.</p>

Cruised PC ridgeline today above the Monitors, Radar Love, No Name. No surprises as collapses and cracking continues. We remotely triggered an avalanche from lower-angled terrain while descending the gentle ridge separating No Name and No No Name (we called it "Non Name") - this was submitted in a separate avalanche observation. What was worthwhile for us was this occurred at 9200' which is in the mid-elevation band of the danger rose for the Salt Lake mountains. After descending the bed surface, we ascended a lower-angled, E-facing slope (~25 degrees) and got a loud collapse and crack, but the slope didn't slide as it wasn't steep enough. Had this slope been steeper, it would have also easily slid.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Very chatty snowpack today - numerous loud collapses and cracking and a remotely triggered avalanche. ECTPV</p>

Still finding soft snow on all but due south.