Avalanche: Uintas

Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Super Bowl
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
350'
Vertical
400'
Comments

This slide in Super Bowl fits the category of "pockets of considerable" for steep, thin rocky areas. It was likely

Comments

A small slide on the south end of Double Hill also looks to be human triggered. This one we think may have been triggered while a rider was decending from the ridge. We guesstimated the slide to be 3' deep at its deepest point, 150' wide 250' vertical and involved weak faceted snow at the ground and is on a northeast aspect above 10,000'. Lots of steep slopes were tested this past weekend.

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