Avalanche: Uintas 3/13/2010

Observer Name:

Ted Scroggin

Observation Date:

03/20/2010

Occurrence Date:

03/13/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas

Location Name:

Mill Creek Drainage, Catarack Basin

Location

40° 51' 21.204" N, 110° 42' 27.0432" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

11000'

Aspect:

Northeast

Slope Angle:

Unknown

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Depth Hoar

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

60'

Vertical:

400'

General Comments

My guess as to a trigger on this slide would be a cornice fall? It is several days old, but it was note worthy to show that slides still have the potential to break into weak snow near the ground, mainly in places where the snow pack remains shallow and weak.

General Comments 2

Just poking around up along the ridgeline, it is amazing how much weak snow there is around on this east side of the range.

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