Avalanche: East faces, Wellsvile Range 1/17/2011

Observer Name:

Toby Weed

Observation Date:

01/17/2011

Occurrence Date:

01/17/2011

Occurrence Time:

Overnight

Region:

East faces, Wellsvile Range
Maple Bench
Little Bear
Logan

Location Name:

Wellsville Range-East Faces

Location

41° 40' 37.3692" N, 112° 0' 39.3732" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

8500'

and below

Aspect:

Northeast

East

Southeast

Slope Angle:

Unknown

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

2000'

General Comments

I could see evidence of several good sized natural avalanches from yesterday above Maple Bench..... This broad crown is at the top of Hell Canyon on an east facing slope up at around 8500' in elevation.....

General Comments 2

It is likely that many of these slides are repeaters, like this one in Old Logway, which probably occurred yesterday midday.... The fresh debris overran the pile and deposition gully from the last large natural (12-29-2010), but did not run quite as far........

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