Avalanche

Avalanche: Weber Canyon

Michael JanulaitisUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
45°

Avalanche

Slab Width
457 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
213 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
41 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

I discovered this very wide slide today. Not very deep. but it ran all the way to the base. In exposed terrain where the snow pack was shallow it pulled out the entire snow pack and in others just the new snow. I believe this naturally slid just prior to the cold snow we got last night.