Avalanche: Moab 2/20/2011

Observer Name:

Matt

Observation Date:

02/21/2011

Occurrence Date:

02/20/2011

Occurrence Time:

2:00pm

Region:

Moab

Location Name:

!/4 mile before Geyser pass parking lot.

Location

38° 27' 26.4708" N, 109° 16' 21.9576" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

Unknown

Trigger:

Unknown

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

40'

Vertical:

20'

General Comments

Just finished loading up at the geyser pass parking lot and was heading down the mountain as we approached the fhe first corner the left bank gave way. It was not life threating as the whole slide only moved about five feet but if the grade was on a much larger scale it would have been massive. This is a good indication of what is out there with the changing weather this past week so becarful/

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