Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 31, 2018
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Stillman East
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
300'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Most of the recent avy activity from the big New Years Eve wind event was pockety. The image above was the most connected piece of snow I saw in my travels and appears to have failed on weak snow in the midpack. Most likely facets resting on a melt-freeze crust. I think this instability is short-lived, but something to keep an eye on. As a matter of fact, I found similar snowpack structure a couple bowls to the east.
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