Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 76 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Just off of Highway 40, steep., windloaded road banks slid on weak snow near the ground
As Grant and I proceeded towards Tower Mountain and Currant Creek, we noticed this natural slide near the Mill Hollow Reservoir.
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This natural slide occurred on a steep northeast facing slope near the Duchesne Ridge.
This human triggered avalanche broke into weak snow near the ground and shows how you can ride adjacent slopes without incident, yet trigger deep pockety slides where the snowpack is thin and fragile, especially in steep, rocky terrain.