Avalanche: Uintas 2/28/2010

Observer Name:

Ted Scroggin

Observation Date:

03/02/2010

Occurrence Date:

02/28/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas

Location Name:

Humpy Creek/Whitney Basin

Location

40° 50' 43.926" N, 111° 1' 2.19" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10600'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Snowmobiler

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Surface Hoar

Depth (avg):

10"

Width:

70'

Vertical:

200'

General Comments

These are two additional slides in the Humpy Creek Drainage, just north and east of the Super Bowl slides, with very similar characteristics.

General Comments 2

Some of the surface hoar was still easily identified.

General Comments 3

General Comments 4

This was the last slide that I observed in the same general as the other Humpy Creek avalanche. Again, snowmobile triggered, north aspect above 10,000', and likely failed on surface hoar.

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