Avalanche: Noriega Face

Observer Name
Tim Matthews
Observation Date
Friday, April 4, 2025
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Region
Moab » Gold Basin » Noriega Face
Location Name or Route
Noriega's Face and Noriega Trees.
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
400'
Vertical
700'
Comments
Looks like one big continuous wind slab came off of Noriega's Face and wrapped around the corner in the Nori Trees. Could be multiple pockets as well I'm really not sure. Based on depth looks to be the most recent storm snow up to 12" deep, or so that fell yestersday 4/4/25. Mapped out the crown on a map and it came in at .3 miles, or 1,584' wide. Pretty connected if this was one slab. Various other wind slab pockets were seen today up in the big cirques, but this was by far the largest.
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