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Avalanche: Moffit Basin

Craig Gordon/Bayou DaveUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

Recent avalanche activity revolves around a trigger... either human or natural. In this case, a piece of cornice breaking of the ridge, crashes down on the slope below, triggering a sizeable chunk of snow.