Avalanche

Avalanche: Uintas

Michael JanulaitisUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

I saw these slides on Saturday however the sky was too overcast to snap some photos. Here are pics from our sunny Sunday. I had been in the area several days prior so I know these occured during the last storm cycle. This is a mid-elevation east facing slope. It appears the snow pack failed on the basal facets. Total width of all the slides is 1200 ft.