Avalanche: Mtn Tukunikuvatz N. Face 3/14/2010

Observer Name:

Lambrose, Trenbeath

Observation Date:

03/15/2010

Occurrence Date:

03/14/2010

Occurrence Time:

Overnight

Region:

Mtn Tukunikuvatz N. Face
Red Snow Cirque
Gold Basin
Moab

Location

38° 26' 27.4236" N, 109° 15' 33.2928" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

12200'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

New Snow

Depth (avg):

Width:

Unknown

Width Range:

100' to

400'

Vertical:

1000'

General Comments

Slide initiated above cliffs at about 12,200 feet as a small slab and run through the gut of the N. face of Tuk. Below the cliffs it broke out a much larger piece of snow appx. 400' wide. 6" of new snow was measured in conjunction with this even at our Golds Basin study plot sat. night/sunday. Winds were up from the south with this storm and crazy moist east flow on Sunday may have dropped more snow in selct locations that we measured. Crown est. at 2 feet in depth.

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