Utah Avalanche Center

Thick ice layer at 80-89 cm is from mid December rain (Dec 16?). This avalanche broke just below this ice layer. The storm total was about 10 inches of SWE that caused this avalanche and the widespread avalanche cycle in the Wellsville Range. Below 60 cm it was brushy.

Wind and High PI rates persisting throughout the afternoon.

Surface hoar was an obvious stripe. It was buried on Jan 2 for reference. I'm not sure why it didn't propagate in tests. There was no cracking observed on any layer during slope cuts and other informal tests.

ECTP at 80 cm was result of 1+ hard layer on top of 4+ softer layer but no facets. There was a stripe in the pit wall of surface hoar and near surface facets and a crust, but this layer would not break. The bottom 50 cm of the pit was layers of mostly 1F and pencil hardness.

ECTP at 80 was result of 1+ hard layer on top of 4+ softer layer but not facets that conern me. There was a stripe in the pit wall of surface hoar and near surface facets and a crust but this layer would not break. The bottome 50 cm of the pit was layers of mostly 1 finger and Pencil hardness.