Avalanche: Super Bowl

Observer Name
devin gardner
Observation Date
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Bear River West Fork » Moffit Basin » Super Bowl
Location Name or Route
Super Bowl
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
500'
Vertical
300'
Comments

Triggered low on the slope and breaking into weak snow near the rocks on a steep, breakover. Images are before and after the slide.

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