Utah Avalanche Center

In other pits the old snow "layer cake" of facets and crust ranges from 6" to 12". ECTP scores on the upper most layer of facets were more often in the low teens. HS was generally about 100-110 cm.

Dug about 100 from the flank of a remotely triggered avalanche. The slope that avalanched was heavily wind loaded. The collapse and cracks went about 200 feet beyond the flank.

Pit location collapsed and cracked on approach

Fracture profile from west crown low. Avalanche appears to have been remotely triggered, with cracking extending hundreds of feet west on adjacent slope