Avalanche

Avalanche: Weber Canyon

Craig Gordon/Shaun RaskinUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
762 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
381 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
152 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

Very large avalanche in LMF Bowl. 5' deep, 1/2 mile wide, running 1200' vertically.

This avalanche released sympathetically as the big slide roared down the drainage.