Avalanche: Third Knob 3/6/2011

Observer Name:

Toby

Observation Date:

03/06/2011

Occurrence Date:

03/06/2011

Occurrence Time:

3:00pm

Region:

Third Knob
Beaver Side Country
Beaver Creek
Logan

Location Name:

Third Knob

Location

41° 56' 39.4728" N, 111° 33' 41.4972" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

7700'

Aspect:

Southeast

and steeper

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Intentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Weak Layer:

New Snow/Old Snow Interface

Depth (avg):

12"

Depth Range:

8" to

14"

Width:

60'

Vertical:

350'

Vertical Range:

300' to

400'

General Comments

I intentionally triggered a number of moist but very soft sluffs involving the fresh snow in the Third Knob Area, south on the ridge from the top of Beaver Mountain..... The sluffs pulled out all the new snow, running on a sun-crust from the end of last week, and by the time I had crossed the bowl there was a significantly large pile of fresh debris below the not-all-that-steep slope....

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