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Avalanche: Naomi Trail 1/25/2010

Observer Name:

Toby Weed

Observation Date:

01/27/2010

Occurrence Date:

01/25/2010

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Naomi Trail
Tony Grove
Logan River
Logan

Location

41° 54' 6.1092" N, 111° 38' 45.528" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

8400'

Aspect:

East

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Unknown

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Hard Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

Width:

50'

Vertical:

150'

General Comments

I found this nice little hard slab just north of Tony Grove Lake off the route to Naomi Peak....... Looking south

Video 1:

General Comments 2

The classic slab avalanche was 3 or 4 feet deep...

General Comments 3

Tracks near the site and only a little snow on the bed surface indicate that this could have been a remote triggered avalanche, triggered from the flats below......

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