Observer Name
John Mletschnig
Observation Date
Friday, May 3, 2019
Avalanche Date
Friday, April 26, 2019
Region
Uintas » Mirror Lake Highway » Hayden Peak
Location Name or Route
Hayden Ridge
Elevation
11,300'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
5'
Width
200'
Vertical
450'
Comments
This slide is one of a couple significant slabs we observed today released on weak snow just above ground- this likely from when the slopes were saturated during the sustained warm temps with out much of a freeze a week ago.
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