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Avalanche: Mirror Lake Highway

Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 13, 2014
Region
Uintas » Mirror Lake Highway
Location Name or Route
Kletting Peak
Elevation
11,900'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3.5'
Width
100'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Spotted this natural avalanche while heading down the Mirror Lake Highway.
Comments
This is another natural avalanche off Kletting Peak, but it is a west aspect and looks some what recent? I'm sure the strong and steady west and northwest winds have overloaded many of these areas that are shallow, rocky and have weak snow near the ground.
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