Observer Name
Manship, Jeppsen
Observation Date
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Region
Uintas » Tower Mountain
Location Name or Route
Tower Mountain
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
5'
Width
125'
Vertical
300'
Comments
We came up on this avalanche that had happened recently. There was a party looking at it and the large blocks associated, the said they did not trigger it but had heard people high marking in the area. There where fresh tracks on the flanks of the avalanche so I think it may have been triggered by a party, but cannot confirm.
The top was very wind loaded and broke down to near the ground, there where rocks visible on the bed surface.
Although the chunks look hard the where 1F at the hardest but mostly F and 4F.
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