Avalanche: pull-out east side 1/24/2010

Observer Name:

Toby Weed

Observation Date:

01/24/2010

Occurrence Date:

01/24/2010

Occurrence Time:

Overnight

Region:

Logan
Logan Canyon
Beaver Canyon
pull-out east side

Location

41° 56' 57.9732" N, 111° 32' 41.0892" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

6800'

Aspect:

West

Northwest

Slope Angle:

Unknown

Trigger:

Unknown

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

Width:

150'

Vertical:

70'

Vertical Range:

50' to

100'

General Comments

This nice slab avalanche occurred overnight or early in the morning of 1-24-10... Probably triggered by snowplow...

General Comments 2

A much larger slope adjacent to this one just down canyon has a history of piling lots of snow on the road and has not yet released..

General Comments 3

Large and scary cracks were visible on a slope adjacent to the avalanche...Lots more unstable snow left on these steep west facing slopes above the Scenic Byway

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