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Avalanche: Thomas Fork

Observer Name
Ambler, Zirk, Noteboom
Observation Date
Monday, January 16, 2023
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 16, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Neffs » Thomas Fork
Location Name or Route
Thomas Fork
Elevation
7,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
50'
Vertical
50'
Comments
Josh skied this short steeper pitch first, when he was most of the way down, I began to descend and headed towards this sub ridge feature. When I got to the steep ridge a 25ish foot wide 12 inch deep slab popped out at my feet and followed Josh's path down. He was out of the way. Cam skied down to me mid slope. Cam then cut across from me to the other side of the ridge and released another 20ish feet wide slab right above him and it ran down to the flat. Fun to see. Could have been scary in consequential terrain. There were lots of slides from the past couple days all around the basin of varying aspects, lengths, widths and depths running within the new snow and at the old snow.
Comments
quality of the video looks a little hazy and the lights a little flat but you get the gist.
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