Avalanche

Avalanche: Moffit Basin

Nassetta/Third-PartyUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3139 m

Reported via third-party Alan Richards, Summit County SAR Member & Avalanche Educator, with his riding crew who was in the area. Details are sparse, but looks like a snowboarder unintentionally triggered this slide and was not involved.