A group of 3 snowmobillers were riding in the area near Aagard's cabin between Yamaha Hill and Aagard's Hill. The area is near a treeline on a sidehill with several washes running down the hill. Rider #1 crossed the hill near the bottom right above the treeline. As #2 started to cross near #1's tracks #3 passed and climbed up the hill. As #3 tried to turn around on the hill it started sliding. #3 was able to throttle up and jumped up hill from the first slide only to break off a second. The slide made it down into the trees just at the same time as #2 did. #2 did not get buried or know that the hill had slid until afterwords. #3 was swept down hill with the slide but was able to swim and popped out near the top of the snow. #3 was able to get out of the snow on his own power. He was near his snowmobile which was partially buried.
Observer Name
Gordon
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Whitney Basin
Location Name or Route
Aagard's Cabin
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
5.5'
Width
60'
Vertical
500'
Caught
2
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
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