Observer Name
Reported by WPG
Observation Date
Friday, February 26, 2010
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 26, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Mineral Fork » Moonlight
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Backcountry explosive testing. Slab triggered on surface hoar layer a couple feet deep up under cliffs and it stepped down to basal depth hoar as it went over rocks. Ran full track.
One other new snow avalanche in upper Mineral 1' deep, 200 wide.
No results in American Fork
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