Observer Name
Torrey & Nassetta
Observation Date
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Wolf Creek Pass
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
80'
Vertical
125'
Comments
Remotely triggered avalanche from roughly 150 feet away skinning the ridge. Andrew was walking and stepped on a thin area where the sage brush was poking through the snow surface. We felt the slope drop and watched the crack travel up the ridge and the avalanche occur. The structure was a hard slab of wind-drifted snow above the pronounced weak layer near the ground.
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