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Avalanche: Moab

Observer Name
Trenbeath
Observation Date
Friday, December 10, 2021
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Region
Moab
Location Name or Route
Upper Brumley Creek
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2.5'
Width
175'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Several natural avalanches occurred in the steep, burned area of upper Brumley Creek during the height of the storm on Dec 9. Up to 20" of snow at 2.5" SWE fell on top of pre-existing faceted, mid October. They all averaged between 150'-200' wide. It's unknown if all of these slides ocurred at once but it seems possible/likely there were sympathetics involved with whatever was the intitial release.
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