Valanga

Avalanche: Upper Weber Canyon

Craig GordonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
183 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3139 m

A remarkably long running slide given the relatively shallow volume of snow. I suspect this slide released naturally sometime late in the storm, splashing up either side of the steep gully walls, and stacking up a huge amount of deep, timber busting debris.