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Avalanche: Oquirrh Mountains

Observer Name
MPH
Observation Date
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Oquirrh Mountains
Location Name or Route
Oquirrh's
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
18"
Width
300'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Here is a picture of a natural slide I saw today in the Oquirrh Mountains this morning. I don't know when It slid but judging by the wind pillows, I'd guess sometime after those east winds that blew Sunday/Monday, which might have overloaded facets in the thin snowpack. Forecaster comments: I suspect that this avalanche probably occurred during the heating. It has a similar aspect to a number of other wet slab avalanches that released during that period.