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Avalanche: Moab

Observer Name
Dave Garcia
Observation Date
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Region
Moab
Location Name or Route
Coyote Chute
Elevation
11,200'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
125'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Vertical is unknown, I could not see the valley floor below Coyote, so I don't know if it ran full track. I could not see a Stauchwall, so it definitely ran a long way. 2mm well developed facets from the October snow is the weak layer. The bed surface was covered by the five inches from 11/24. The avalanche was the full width of Coyote chute and potentially full track. This is an older slide, but today the slab is 1 finger in hardness so I classified this as a hard slab. HS-R4-D2
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