Observer Name
Craig Gordon/Shaun Raskin
Observation Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Region
Uintas » Mill Hollow
Location Name or Route
Mill Hollow
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
100'
Vertical
600'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments
Craig and Shaun take a look at Saturday's slide. A very experienced crew with decades of backcountry knowledge and safe travel practices were surprised (as was I) by a slide they triggered mid-slope, on a low elevation (8600'), northwest facing slope in the Mill Hollow zone.
Breaking about 18" deep and 100' wide, the slide failed on a layer of weak, sugary, near surface facets formed on 1/23 and buried during last weeks storms.
Even a small avy is powerful enough to break a Quaky.
Looking downslope from a 37 degree starting zone
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