Avalanche: Current Creek 1/24/2010

Observation Date: 
01/25/2010
Occurrence Date: 
01/24/2010
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Uintas
Current Creek
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Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9800'
Aspect: 
Northeast
East
Slope Angle: 
37
Trigger: 
Natural
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
3'
Depth Range: 
2.5' to
4'
Width: 
700'
Vertical: 
1000'
Snow Profile
Snow Profile Comments: 

Very weak structure in the snowpack on the southern half of the range.

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General Comments

This large natural slide is at least two football fields wide and sympathetically triggered a large pocket on an adjacent slope. 

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