Avalanche

Avalanche: Uintas

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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

These are two additional slides in the Humpy Creek Drainage, just north and east of the Super Bowl slides, with very similar characteristics.

Some of the surface hoar was still easily identified.

This was the last slide that I observed in the same general as the other Humpy Creek avalanche. Again, snowmobile triggered, north aspect above 10,000', and likely failed on surface hoar.