Avalanche

Avalanche: Upper Weber Canyon

Craig Gordon/Dave KikkertUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Explosive
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3139 m

With a good thump, this fresh wind slab from yesterday was surprisingly connected, but didn't break into any old snow... which is good news. None-the-less, a slide this size could definitely ruin your day.

A good looking Uinta pack. Two tongue depressors are placed at last weeks new snow/old snow interface. The facets sandwiched in between are healing nicely. The third tongue depressor near the top of the pit is Wednesday's storm. We're definately headed in the right direction where the pack is deep. However, steep, rocky, shallow zones remain suspect.