Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Hollow Slide Path

Craig GordonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2499 m

A good piece of the Mill Hollow slide path avalanched naturally at the height of Friday mornings storm. What didn't slide, hung in the balance until the local logging operations road grader came along and knocked the legs out from the rest.