Avalanche

Avalanche: Murdock Bowl

Ryan HygonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
34°

Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
12 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow

Wide spread shooting cracks in the Murdock area of Bald Mountain Pass. Most of the cracks were only in the top couple of inches of new snow. Triggered a soft slab in a rocky area 25 feet wide and around 18" deep. This pocket was in a treed area and ran for about 40 feet. The slab ran on facets sitting on an icy layer near the ground.

Total snow depth