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Avalanche: Uintas 4/6/2010

Observer Name:

Ted Scroggin

Observation Date:

04/07/2010

Occurrence Date:

04/06/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas

Location Name:

Moffit Peak

Location

40° 48' 44.1" N, 110° 57' 11.9916" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10600'

and below

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Unknown

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Depth (avg):

3.5'

Width:

250'

Vertical:

400'

General Comments

This slide on the north side of Moffit Peak occurred in thin rocky terrain similar to other slides in the area from the recent storm. It is likely that very strong winds and heavy snow overloaded the slope creating this rather large slide. It is very possible the entire snowpack pulled-out with this slide, yesterday's winds have filled in some of the bed surface, but given the weak and thin snowpack that has been in these types of places all season, my guess is that this avalanche went to the ground.

General Comments 2

The debris ended up out onto the flats below and a slide you would not want to get caught in.

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