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Avalanche: Duchesne Ridge

Observer Name
Porter
Observation Date
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Region
Uintas » Nobletts » Duchesne Ridge
Location Name or Route
Wolf Creek/Duchesne Ridge
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Depth
16"
Width
60'
Carried
1
Comments
I was told this happened on Thursday 1/10/19, there was 1 snowmobile track entering the Avalanche. Submitting because I didn’t find a report for this slide. I am guessing on the pin drop, but the slope was SE aspect around 9,400’ around Duschesne Ridge. Lots of tracks around this slide, but this is the only one I saw today. The slide broke 20-30’ above the sled while they were sidehilling on the slope. I would guess this problem still exists throughout the range where wind loading occurred.
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