Utah Avalanche Center

This profile was dug on the flank shortly after remotely triggering a SS-ASr-R2-D2-O. Still very sensitive with high propagation propensity.

No wind where the pit was dug, but strong SW winds on the ridge tops.

Avalanche was discovered 2022.12.04 in the late evening. 300' wide, 4-500' vertical distance. Crown face was 2-6' deep. Average 4'. Flanks tapered to 1' on either side. Pit dug in center of path skiers right of the deepest part of the crown face. Bed surface was a mostly brittle MF crust with small NSF above.

Dug adjacent to the crown of a natural avalanche. The avalanche failed on 1mm facets down 60cm.