Avalanche

Avalanche: Snake Creek Pass

Andy NassettaSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Great to have winter back today. Overcast skies for the greater part of the morning breaking into some spotty sun later. Riding conditions were great, good travel to complement.

Other than the predicted avalanche problems forecasted by the UAC, instabilities within the new snow seemed to be the only issue we came face to face with today. The graupel that seemed to be a factor elsewhere in the Cottonwoods was also found on the northern aspects in varied locations.