Avalanche

Avalanche: Murdock Peak

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
76 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
274 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Wind-drifted snow. 2'-6' deep x 250' wide and ran 900' vertical feet. Reported as largest slide seen on this slope in the last 15-20 years.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/archive/advisory/print/advisory/salt-lake/20040307.html