Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Friday, January 7, 2022
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon
Location Name or Route
Upper Weber Canyon
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Depth
4.5'
Width
900'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
Yesterday, I spotted this large, well connected natural avalanche in Upper Weber Canyon. Occurring late Thursday night on a heavily wind loaded, east facing slope at 10,400', this piece of snow is nearly three football fields wide. Not particularly deep, averaging 4', yet lots of volume stacking up 10'-15' of debris on a bench-like terrain trap. This terrain is a bit of an outlier and has avalanched several times already this year, but shows us the avalanche dragon is very much alive on the eastern front.
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