Observer Name
Alex Falkenstein
Observation Date
Monday, April 25, 2016
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 25, 2016
Region
Uintas » Nobletts » Mill Hollow » Lake Creek
Location Name or Route
Bald Knoll Ridge Line
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
200'
Vertical
150'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments
I was starting to cut downhill, trying to initiate an elevator slide on my snowmobile. The snow fractured at and above me on what seemed to be a storm/wind slab. The debris field was shallow, and I was able to ride out my snowmobile. Very glad it was on a short pitch and shallow slide.
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