Avalanche: Uintas 1/22/2011

Observer Name:

Shawn Coryell

Observation Date:

01/24/2011

Occurrence Date:

01/22/2011

Occurrence Time:

12:00pm

Region:

Uintas

Location Name:

South East of Windy Ridge (terrible visibility)

Location

40° 51' 37.0944" N, 110° 59' 31.6536" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

Unknown

Aspect:

North

Trigger:

Snowmobiler

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Depth (avg):

2.5'

Width:

400'

Vertical:

400'

General Comments

I was sidehilling between two rows of trees about 50 yards apart when i got caught in it. Luckily i made it between the trees and most of the snow was stopped by them. It however continued another one hundred yards on the far side of the trees.

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