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Avalanche: Tower Mountain

Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Region
Uintas » Nobletts » Tower Mountain
Location Name or Route
Tower Mountain
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
2.5'
Width
100'
Vertical
150'
Comments

Came across this sled triggered slab on Tower Mountain. Not huge, but breaking to weak snow near the ground... no bueno.

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