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Avalanche: Co-op Creek

Observer Name
Jon Johnson
Observation Date
Monday, January 20, 2014
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Region
Uintas » Co-op Creek
Location Name or Route
North of Strawberry Rez
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
2.5'
Width
400'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Noted many east facing natural slides as the area is heating up. Everyone of them was down to the ground and on steeper angled wide open slops. The one in this picture was one of the bigger slides that travel well out into the flats cover older snowmobile tracks.
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