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Avalanche: Whitney Basin

Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Whitney Basin
Location Name or Route
Double Hill-Whitney basin
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
125'
Vertical
250'
Comments
Cannot be sure this slide was sled triggered. I was thinking it may have been triggered lower on the slope where the weight of a rider collapsed the weak layer and it propagated uphill? There were some other natural avalanches along this ridge line, but not as deep. It looks like once this slide was moving it broke into old snow near the ground.
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