Observer Name
Michael Janulaitis
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » South Fork Weber River » Duke Bowl
Location Name or Route
Duke
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2'
Width
100'
Vertical
200'
Comments
Getting a little too confident in the snow pack I was skiing some lines I only ski a few times a year in spring and triggered this little slide. I did not realize until after I looked over my shoulder a few hundred feet down that the slope had failed. The snow failed on a melt-freeze layer that was formed 1.5 to 2 weeks ago during our last hot high pressure cycle. Notice you can see the two layers of snow in the crown pic, snow from last Thursday and snow from the last 4 days. This terrain rolls, has large rocks on the surface and get's wind scoured or loaded depending on the direction of wind and force. This terrain also slide on Dec. 24th.
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