Observer Name
Brackelsberg/Davis
Observation Date
Friday, February 28, 2025
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Region
Uintas » Gold Hill
Location Name or Route
Gold Hill
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
300'
Vertical
400'
Comments
We saw this avalanche from the top of Gold Hill and investigated it from below.
We dug a snowpit on a NE slope with shallow snow (120cm). Based on this snow, we assume the weak layer of this is facets. This seems to have been triggered by a natural cornice fall.
Of note for this slide was that how it travelled downslope then propagated across the slope both directly (see photos 1).
A significant number of sled tracks were taken out by this slide.
