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Avalanche: Scotts Peak

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Scotts Peak
Location Name or Route
Scott’s Peak
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
70'
Vertical
700'
Comments
Saw this avalanche today on Scott's Peak, must have been triggered either Monday or Tuesday because I was in the area late Sunday and it wasn't there. There where tracks going in and coming out. From the looks of it, it was triggered about a fourth of the ways down the slope and quite a ways above the entry tracks the exit tracks were about 40ft down. Looking at the crown from a distance and the obvious wind loading on slope it appeared to run on the PWL at the bottom of the pack. It ran full track through a bunch of pine trees and took out a few on the way down.
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