Valanga

Avalanche: Upper Weber Canyon

Johnny Adolphson/Craig GordonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
30°

Avalanche

Slab Width
183 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Corn slabs are a Uinta phenomenon, but basically it's strong snow on weak snow. In this case, a supportable melt freeze crust collapsed and cracked, but didn't avalanche because the slope angle was only 30 degrees.