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Avalanche: Little West Fork

Observer Name
Manship, Jeppsen
Observation Date
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Region
Uintas » Little West Fork
Location Name or Route
Little West Fork Basin
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
4'
Width
150'
Vertical
175'
Comments
Didn't want to check this one out solo but there was a distinct track coming out of this slide, but I don't know how it was triggered. The tracks around here all looked very fresh and not filled in by the wind.
This was a wind loaded slope and it broke to the ground.
There where lots of people playing with fire today.
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