Avalanche: Super Bowl

Observer Name
Gordon
Observation Date
Friday, February 19, 2010
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 19, 2010
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Bear River West Fork » Moffit Basin » Super Bowl
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
3'
Width
250'
Vertical
300'
Comments

This snowmobile triggered slide in Super Bowl broke on weak, sugary snow near the ground.

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