Avalanche: Naomi Trail 1/9/2010

Sat, 01/09/2010 - 5:56pm
Submitted by Toby
Observer Name: 
Jeremy Jenson
Observation Date: 
01/09/2010
Occurrence Date: 
01/09/2010
Occurrence Time: 
Morning
Region: 
Naomi Trail
Tony Grove
Logan River
Logan

Location

41° 54' 10.782" N, 111° 39' 12.1032" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8700'
Aspect: 
East
Southeast
Slope Angle: 
Unknown
Trigger: 
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
3'
Width: 
Unknown
Width Range: 
90' to
150'
Vertical: 
Unknown
Vertical Range: 
100' to
150'
People Involved
Caught: 
1
Carried: 
1
General Comments
"Hard slab. 1-3 feet deep most likely snowm

Jenson's Tony Grove1, 1-8-10.jpg
General Comments 2

"Kind of near the approach to the southwest facing side of Magog."

Jenson's Tony Grove2, 1-8-10.jpg
General Comments 3

"I poked around for a minute because there was snowmobile tracks going right into the debris pile but it looks like nobody was buried."

Jenson's Tony Grove5, 1-8-10.jpg
General Comments 4

 

I'm glad we all didn't have to get out the rescue gear for real...Apparently still touchy and terrain mostly still untested by riders...

Toby

Jenson's Tony Grove3, 1-8-10.jpg
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