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Avalanche: Smith-Moorehouse

Observer Name
Weston Deutschlander
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » Smith-Moorehouse
Location Name or Route
Smith Moorehouse
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Comments
The only natural we came upon today. This is a usual suspect and looked like the scales finally tipped less than an hour before we arrived. MASSIVE cornice that has been built from the last storm. Easily 2-3x larger than what it was only a week ago.