Avalanche: Lofty 1/17/2011

Observer Name:

Grant Helgeson

Observation Date:

01/18/2011

Occurrence Date:

01/17/2011

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas
Mirror Lake Highway
Lofty

Location Name:

Lofty Peak east face.

Location

40° 43' 25.0464" N, 110° 53' 35.2356" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

11000'

Aspect:

East

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Weak Layer:

Surface Hoar

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

100'

Vertical:

800'

General Comments

Each of the east facing gullies on Lofty Peak ran during the storm. My best guess is that the wet snow overloaded the surface hoar which is down about 25cm on average. The debris piles have the "glaze" on them, so, these paths likely ran mid storm.

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