Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Hollow

Gordon/MeisenheimerUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Trent and I were walking in a safe location along a ridgeline. When Trent caught up with me we felt the snow collapse, peered over the cornice and saw that we remotely triggered this slide from about 100' away.

Not a huge slide, but the fact that we remotely triggered this from a distance should be the clue that avalanche conditions are less than predictable.

These blocks may not bury you, but they could easily tweak a knee and ruin your day.