Avalanche: Mt. Marsell

Observer Name
Gabe Morin/Ted Scroggin/Craig Gordon
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Avalanche Date
Monday, March 23, 2026
Region
Uintas » Mt. Marsell
Location Name or Route
Mt. Marsell
Elevation
10,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
70'
Vertical
400'
Comments

Looks like a piece of cornice peeled off the ridge and gouged to weak snow in a shallow, rocky section of the slope.

Wet avalanches are a rowdy beast, stacking up bone twisting piles of dense, cement-like debris.

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