Lawine

Avalanche: Currant Creek Peak

Craig Gordon/Trent MeisenheimerUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Great test slope didn't disappoint. Trent triggered slab from about 30' away while I spotted him from a safe location on the ridges. Breaking to weak old snow near the ground, the western Uinta's have a sketchy snowpack.