Observer Name
Observation Date
Monday, March 8, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Region
Ogden » Powder Mountain Backcountry
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
10"
Width
500'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
soft sluff avalanche unintentionally triggered between 9200 and 8500 steepness around 35 depth 10 feet width 500 feet ( pretty significant since a significant part of mountainside slid) vertical 1000 feet Triggered by sluff and fall of a snowboarder that put pressure on soft warm snow layer 6 inches new snow snow was sunbaked wind transported in some areas
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