Observer Name
Mike Mooney
Observation Date
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Pointy Peak
Location Name or Route
Pointy peak. Park City Ridgeline
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Depth
3'
Width
400'
Snow Profile Comments
New snow and significant in wind loading on the old stubborn persistent weak layer.
Comments
I saw this avalanche on Pointy Peak while hiking up Murdock Bowl on Friday afternoon 2/26.I am guessing it slid that morning. I figured Canyons patrol would submit an observation, I never saw one so here it is. I was too far away to determine if it was triggered by a skier or boarder, I saw no tracks. Looks like it ripped down to the mid-November PWL. Quite wide breaking from the North facing pines around the bowl to the East face, estimate it ran 350 to 400 feet vertically.
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