Avalanche: Beaver Mountain Backside 1/20/2012

Observer Name: 
Darren McAvoy
Observation Date: 
01/20/2012
Occurrence Date: 
01/20/2012
Occurrence Time: 
1:00pm
Region: 
Beaver Mountain Backside
Beaver Creek
Logan River
Logan
Location Name: 
Beaver backside
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Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8600'
Aspect: 
Northeast
East
Slope Angle: 
Unknown
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets Below Crust
Depth (avg): 
2'
Width: 
80'
Vertical: 
50'
General Comments

Unintentionally skier (patroler) triggered hard slab on steep area below traverse going out to backside from the top of Beaver Mountain. Don't often see avalanches on the beav backside, generally too gentle terrain, not so today. Had cracking far in front of my skis all day, including on lone pine. Lots of rippling and collapsing. One of the more active days I have seen. Also noted a buried avalanche on west facing slopes across from Bunchgrass parking lot on way down the canyon.

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