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Avalanche: Currant Creek Environs

Observer Name
Brackelsberg
Observation Date
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Region
Uintas » Currant Creek Environs
Location Name or Route
Unnamed Peak Above Current Creek
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
4'
Width
150'
Vertical
200'
Comments
We came upon this wind slab avalanche on the southern end of the Uintas. This was not a large slide, but had a lot of debris. The slide was quite deep with a max depth of 4'. It also stepped down just below the upper portion of the crown. One of the interesting things about this is that today was the 4th day of high winds from the east and northeast. This slide was on the windward side of the slope. See photo 2 below for annotations about the size.
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