Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Hollow/Duchesne Ridge

Champion & StaplesUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
6 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Small soft slab triggered from below while riding on the FR091 road between Mill Hollow and Duchesne Ridge. This was a major warning sign that riding under larger slopes could result in triggering a much larger slide.