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Avalanche: Uintas 2/7/2010

Observer Name:

Ted Scroggin

Observation Date:

02/09/2010

Occurrence Date:

02/07/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas

Location Name:

Super Bowl

Location

40° 50' 1.7304" N, 111° 0' 5.0256" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10400'

Aspect:

Northeast

Slope Angle:

Unknown

Trigger:

Snowmobiler

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

Width:

350'

Vertical:

400'

General Comments

This slide in Super Bowl fits the category of "pockets of considerable" for steep, thin rocky areas. It was likely

General Comments 2

General Comments 3

A small slide on the south end of Double Hill also looks to be human triggered. This one we think may have been triggered while a rider was decending from the ridge. We guesstimated the slide to be 3' deep at its deepest point, 150' wide 250' vertical and involved weak faceted snow at the ground and is on a northeast aspect above 10,000'. Lots of steep slopes were tested this past weekend.

General Comments 4

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