Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Humpy Creek » Humpy Peak
Location Name or Route
Humpy Peak ridgeline
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
2.5'
Width
500'
Vertical
300'
Comments
This natural avalanche likely occurred some time during the height of this weekends storm. It has quickly started to fill-in, but it appears to have released on the buried surface hoar that has been very active in this area for a few weeks now.
Comments
Today, I also observed several new snow avalanches in steeper north facing terrain. These were mostly small pockets that involved the newer snow, but some of these are running a few hundred feet vertical.
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