Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Hollow

Dan GardinerUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

We watched this slide occur from across the canyon. Two riders turned around at the top of the hill (tracks visible at top of photo) and triggered the slide below. Sorry for the poor photo quality. A lot of slopes in the Uintas are still hanging in the balance and just waiting for a trigger.