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Avalanche: Middle Fork Weber River

Observer Name
Staples & Deutschlander
Observation Date
Monday, January 24, 2022
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » Middle Fork Weber River
Location Name or Route
Peak 11,342
Elevation
11,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
2'
Width
50'
Comments
Found two hard slabs of wind drifted snow that seem to have been triggered naturally. The debris wasn't covered by snow from Friday so I suspect they happened sometime Saturday or Sunday as a result of winds from the north.
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