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Avalanche: Temple Fork Junction 1/24/2010

Observer Name:

Toby Weed

Observation Date:

01/24/2010

Occurrence Date:

01/24/2010

Occurrence Time:

10:30am

Region:

Temple Fork Junction
Logan Canyon
Logan

Location

41° 50' 15.918" N, 111° 35' 48.4944" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

6000'

Aspect:

Northeast

East

and steeper

Slope Angle:

Alpha Angle:

Trigger:

Natural

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets Below Crust

Depth (avg):

2.5'

Depth Range:

2' to

Width:

400'

Width Range:

350' to

500'

Vertical:

350'

Vertical Range:

200' to

400'

General Comments

This midday natural avalanche hit Highway 89 in Logan Canyon near the Temple Fork intersection... The avalanche crossed both lanes

General Comments 2

From KSL news Ryan Hunt saw the avalanche happen around 11 a.m. in Logan Canyon. "All the sudden we come around the corner and there was a truck that just stopped for the avalanche and there was some more snow sliding down behind him," he said.

General Comments 3

The Utah Department of Transportation closed the highway while crews cleaned up the mess. The road was back open by 12:30 p.m.

General Comments 4

Drivers didn't wait for help. They started digging out the snow themselves, anxious to make it up the canyon.

"They had sleds and snowboards and little shovels and everything they could think of. I even saw a pan out there," Hunt said.

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