Avalanche

Avalanche: Upper Weber Canyon

Craig GordonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
39°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Went to grab Windy Peak and Giant Steps wx stations today. Nice storm for the eastern front. 14" snow with 1.4 H2O. A relatively calm morning turned quite breezy as the low moved east. ENE winds gusted into the 30's and 40's, forming sensitive soft slabs that were failing within the new storm snow. Not overly unmanageable but will probably be a different story tomorrow with a good blast o heat.

Corni have grown with the recent snow and wind.