Avalanche: Yamaha Hill 3/8/2010

Observer Name:

Gordon

Observation Date:

03/09/2010

Occurrence Date:

03/08/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Uintas
Whitney Basin
Yamaha Hill

Location

40° 52' 19.506" N, 110° 58' 25.3776" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10000'

Aspect:

Northeast

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Snowmobiler

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Depth Hoar

Depth (avg):

2.5'

Depth Range:

2' to

2.5'

Width:

80'

Vertical:

100'

General Comments

This slide illustrates exactly what we’ve been talking about nearly all season- avalanches triggered within the new snow or even a fresh wind drift can quickly break into weak layers of snow near the ground.

Video 1:

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