Avalanche: Upper Seeley 2/3/2011

Observer Name: 
Grant Helgeson
Observation Date: 
02/03/2011
Occurrence Date: 
02/03/2011
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Upper Seeley
Seeley Creek
Huntington Canyon
Skyline
Location Name: 
Upper Seeley North
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Location

39° 30' 44.0172" N, 111° 18' 0.468" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
10400'
Aspect: 
Northeast
Slope Angle: 
38
Trigger: 
Natural
Avalanche Type: 
Glide
Depth (avg): 
unknown
3'
Width: 
300'
Vertical: 
70'
General Comments




Okay, so, really not an avalanche, but still super interesting.  This is a glide crack.  I've never seen one here before, but, its presence makes sense; we've got a pretty homogenous snowpack and the terrain underlying the 'pack here is a rock slab.  Best to give this thing a wide berth.  it's pretty difficult to say when this thing will continue down hill.  Might be the next warming spell, might be June.  The point is, we just don't know.


 

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