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Avalanche: Weber Canyon

Observer Name
jg
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 22, 2014
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » Weber Canyon
Location Name or Route
Weber Canyon
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Noticed this slide on a steep east thru northeast slope. Most of this face slid. Couldn't see how far it ran. Based on my travels and stability tests, I am assuming this failed on faceted snow at the old snow/new snow interface.