Avalanche: Under Mt. Gog East 1/30/2010

Observer Name: 
Toby Weed
Observation Date: 
01/30/2010
Occurrence Date: 
01/30/2010
Occurrence Time: 
11:30am
Region: 
Logan
Logan River
White Pine
Under Mt. Gog East
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Location

41° 55' 44.4036" N, 111° 38' 37.4964" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8300'
Aspect: 
East
Southeast
Slope Angle: 
Unknown
Trigger: 
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
3'
Depth Range: 
2' to
4'
Width: 
125'
Vertical: 
150'
General Comments

I was looking at this suspect slope on our way up the Ridge...I looked over at it as we neared the top of Boiler Bowl and noticed that so

White Pine Avalanche1.jpg
General Comments 2

Here it is, shown in its surrounding big terrain.....

White Pine Avalanche2.jpg
General Comments 3

This angle is from the east, looking up White Pine.  There are two recently triggered avalanches visiblein the photo, both from Saturday 1-30-10

White Pine Avalanches.jpg
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