Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 8, 2001
Region
Salt Lake » All Areas
Location Name or Route
All Regions Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Reports of widespread avalanche activity April 7 and 8, 2001 involving a layer of buried graupel snow. Most likely storm snow failing on a density change (possible mid-storm facets) within the new and wind blown snow with crown faces up to 6' deep in places. Word like "Big", "Wall-to-Wall", "Midslope" "Graupel Pooling"
Wolverine Cirque, Bountiful Peak, No Name, West Monitor, Stairs, Mineral Basin, Argenta, Bunnels, Slide Canyon, Cascade, Elk Pioint, Box Elder, Timp, Red Baldy, Lake Chutes Hogum, Maybird, Thunder Mountain, Crow's Feet, Cardiac, Mineral, Mill B South, Monte Cristo, Holy Toledo, Powerline, Broads, Alexander Basin.
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