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Observer Name
Climaco
Observation Date
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Region
Uintas » Mill Hollow Slide Path
Location Name or Route
Mill Hollow/FR054
Elevation
8,300'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Repeater
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
2'
Width
300'
Vertical
300'
Comments
Came upon this repeater at about 11:30 while attempting to transit between Soapstone and areas south of Mill Hollow. While much of it went the first time a couple days ago, the new snow apeared to have ripped additional large sections of slope south and north of the old slide, to the ground. The mess looked very fresh; I assume this was remotely triggered by a rider.
Comments
Probably the most interesting (unsettling?) thing about this was the number of parties that buzzed along under a few hundred feet of crown with lots and lots of detached blocks and hangfire above them. While we ate lunch we watched a couple of them, including one party with kids (!), stop directly below the blocks and hangfire while they negotiated the fresh debris pile blocking the road one at a time. We said no thanks that action and headed back to the soapstone meadows.
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