Observer Name
Ed Grote
Observation Date
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Region
Moab » Dory Canyon
Location Name or Route
Corkscrew Glade
Elevation
10,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
34°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
100'
Vertical
400'
Comments
The slide probably came down after the Dec 25-26 storm. During this storm 20" of new snow fell on top of 15" to 20" of snow from 3 days before. There are two slide paths shown in the photo. The slide path on the left has a ~38-40 breakover below the starting zone which slides frequently. The path on the right is around 30-33 degrees and does not slide very often. We could not see how far the slide traveled into the trees below.
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