Avalanche: East Side of Geyser Pass 12/13/2011

Observer Name:

Max Forgensi

Observation Date:

12/13/2011

Occurrence Date:

12/13/2011

Occurrence Time:

1:00pm

Region:

Moab
East Side of Geyser Pass

Location Name:

Dark Canyon Road

Location

38° 28' 26.1336" N, 109° 13' 8.8392" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10400'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Unknown

Trigger:

Unknown

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

unknown

Depth Range:

10" to

12"

Width:

80'

Width Range:

70' to

80'

Vertical:

100'

Vertical Range:

80' to

125'

General Comments

Remote trigger (sympathetic release) from a snowmobile party on the East Side of Geyser Pass.  

Thank you Karl and Michelle for the observation.  


Michelle & I went up this morning (12/13/11) to poke around and see
what was going on up there.. did not bring the ski's just went on the
sleds. as of around 11:30 this morning there was around 8'" of new on
our way out  to dark canyon. where no one has laid out previous
tracks, there has to be around 1&1/2' -  2' total...
the new snow was very touchy !!  we were cutting under some steep road
cut on a north facing slope and had a sympathetic release that
propagated 70'-80' across. it released above and below the road on the
old bed surface. lots of places that we rode today had some sweet
shooting cracks off to the side...
what the hell, i'll take it. certainly better than being in the
wasatch right now!!
karl

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