Observer Name
Garcia, Matthews, Sevenoff
Observation Date
Sunday, March 6, 2022
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Region
Moab » Tuk No.
Location Name or Route
Gravel Pit Lanes
Elevation
11,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
This is really two different slides in Gravel Pit Lanes. Both appear to be dry loose avalanches involving the new storm snow from Friday 3-4 to Sunday 3-6. The first slide started in the chutes of Upper Gravel Pit and appears to have run about 550 ft. The slope angle is around 35 degrees. The second avalanche is right in the steep crux of Lower Gravel pit. This one ran about 400 ft and the starting zone is close to 40 degrees.
L-N-R1-D1
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