Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Friday, December 6, 2019
Avalanche Date
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Upper Moffit Basin/Cherry Hill
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
3'
Width
800'
Vertical
300'
Comments
A quick lap to Upper Humpy Creek Basin revealed a large natural avalanche which probably released shortly after Thanksgiving... I'm thinking the 29th or 30th timeframe. The avalanche fits the pattern of other slides both Ted and I have documented on the North Slope.
Of historic note... the piece of snow in the image above which remained intact, is the same slope that led to a tragic avalanche accident on Thanksgiving Day of the 2010-11 winter.
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