Observer Name
Fish/Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Humpy Creek » Humpy Peak
Location Name or Route
Humpy Peak
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
39°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
1,000'
Vertical
500'
Comments
5th skier on the slope triggered this slide.
Looking downslope, this avalanche was packing heat as it flushed out onto the flats below.
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