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Avalanche: Red Cliffs

Observer Name
Kimbrough-Greene
Observation Date
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Red Cliffs
Location Name or Route
Red Rock Cliffs just north of Squaretop
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
41°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
100'
Vertical
400'
Caught
5
Carried
5
Buried - Partly
1
Buried - Fully
2
Killed
1
Comments
The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. For further reference information see Appendix E. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Williams, Knox; Logan, Spencer, Walker, Emma, and Reardon, Blase (2017). The Snowy Torrents 1996-2004: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. American Avalanche Association
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