Observer Name
Brackelsberg
Observation Date
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Mt Watson
Elevation
11,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
300'
Comments
Several natural soft slab avalanches were observed on the Mt Watson ridgeline. Based on cornice tests performed lower down on the ridge, these appeared to have been cornice fall that triggered soft wind slabs.
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