Avalanche

Avalanche: Reid's Saddle

Ryan LittleUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Hiker
Vertical Fall
122 m
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3292 m

Wind slab. Started at a deep pocket of snow just downhill of a small step in the underlying rock. We didn't measure it, but probably close to 38 degrees. 100' wide and went for 600'. Debris field was 3' deep at the end.