Avalanche: Tower Mountain 1/23/2010

Observer Name:

Gordon

Observation Date:

01/23/2010

Occurrence Date:

01/23/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas
Lake Creek
Tower Mountain

40° 24' 20.07" N, 111° 6' 40.2876" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10000'

Aspect:

Northeast

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Snowmobiler

Trigger: additional info:

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

unknown

Depth Range:

3' to

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

Unknown

General Comments

This avalanche was triggered from about 100' away while a sledder climbed a low angle, adjacent slope.

General Comments 2

Avalanches are failing on weak snow near the ground. They're quite wide and dangerous.

General Comments 3

Fortunately no one was hurt or killed in this bone crushing slide.

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