An avalanche was reported in the area of Guardsman Pass on Saturday, but it was not clear early in the week whether the slide occurred on a tract of high-altitude open space owned by City Hall or whether the snow came to a stop on the land.
The Utah Avalanche Center said the slide occurred at an elevation of 9,300 feet and was triggered by a snowmobiler. The slide was up to 40 feet wide and up to 8 inches deep, according to a report posted to the center’s list of avalanches. The report did not specify a length of the avalanche.
The posting said a snowmobiler “was breaking trail on Guardsman Road” before turning around at the Bloods Lake trailhead. The snowmobiler “found he had triggered an avalanche,” the report said.
Bloods Lake is one of the trailheads accessing the City Hall land. Park City officials on Tuesday were unable to confirm whether the avalanche occurred on the municipal open space. The location identified on the Utah Avalanche Center report is on the municipal land, though, City Hall said.
The Utah Avalanche Center said the danger of slides was considerable in the Salt Lake region and the Uinta Mountains, the two areas that cover the Park City area and surrounding Summit County, on Tuesday.