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Avalanche: Uintas

Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Humpy Creek/Whitney Basin
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
10"
Width
70'
Vertical
200'
Comments

These are two additional slides in the Humpy Creek Drainage, just north and east of the Super Bowl slides, with very similar characteristics.

Comments

Some of the surface hoar was still easily identified.

Comments

This was the last slide that I observed in the same general as the other Humpy Creek avalanche. Again, snowmobile triggered, north aspect above 10,000', and likely failed on surface hoar.

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