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Avalanche: Bald Mtn Pass

Observer Name
Gordon
Observation Date
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Region
Uintas » Mirror Lake Highway » Bald Mtn Pass
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

This slide was triggered Saturday on a steep, rocky slope in the wind zone above treeline.

Comments

This slide released sometime during the storm from a piece of cornice breaking of the ridge on Bald Mountain.

Coordinates