Avalanche: Holiday Bowl 1/2/2010

Observer Name: 
Tyson Titensor
Observation Date: 
01/02/2010
Occurrence Date: 
01/02/2010
Occurrence Time: 
Afternoon
Region: 
Holiday Bowl
Blind Hollow
Logan River
Logan
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Location

41° 52' 42.1716" N, 111° 39' 3.7764" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8700'
Aspect: 
Northeast
East
Slope Angle: 
Unknown
Trigger: 
Unknown
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Sympathetic Release
Avalanche Type: 
Soft Slab
Weak Layer: 
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth (avg): 
12"
Depth Range: 
12" to
18"
Width: 
400'
Vertical: 
Unknown
General Comments

FYI - we remotely triggered a slide in Holiday Bowl on the evening of Jan 2.  The winds had been raging and we were skinning around

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General Comments 2

This is a repeater....The bowl also naturally avalanched in mid-December in our first big cycle of the season...

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