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Avalanche: Heber Mountain

Observer Name
Julian K
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Region
Uintas » Heber Mountain
Location Name or Route
Heber Mountain
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Depth
12"
Width
60'
Vertical
80'
Comments
No sign of any tracks (human or animal) entering or leaving slide. We were thinking maybe a tree shedding snow during warming this morning may have triggered it? Looked fresh. Large fracture lines propagating a ways past actual slide area.
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