Observer Name
Craig Gordon/Ted Scroggin/Chris Brown
Observation Date
Friday, January 25, 2019
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Bear River West Fork » Moffit Basin
Location Name or Route
Upper Moffit Basin
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
1,500'
Vertical
450'
Comments
Ted and I crawled around on this slide for a good chunk of the morning.
I suspect it was sled triggered Tuesday, low on the slope.. fits the trend of recent sled triggered avy's.
Failing on facets below pencil hard New Years wind slab.
Approx 4' deep x 1500' wide.... big piece of snow!
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