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Avalanche: Uintas

Observer Name
Weston & Shaun D, Jimmy Tart, Wes Shirey
Observation Date
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
upper weber
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
30'
Vertical
60'
Comments
First (large) natural we ran into. NE facing 8600ft.
We had tree shacking, booming collapses the entire skin up. Cracks, shatters you name it and the snow pack was doing it.
Comments
Next natural that we ran into. All 3x naturals shared that easterly aspect and had been affected by the W'rly winds. NE 9200ft
Comments
Highest and largest of the naturals that we saw. ESE 9400ft
Comments
This is a frequent offender most seasons. Today it didn't move until it was remote triggered from lower on the slope. 9800ft NE
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