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Avalanche: White Pine Trees 2/15/2010

Observer Name:

Jeremy Jensen

Observation Date:

02/15/2010

Occurrence Date:

02/15/2010

Occurrence Time:

2:30pm

Region:

Logan
Logan River
White Pine
White Pine Trees

Location Name:

White Pine Woods

41° 55' 9.4512" N, 111° 38' 41.244" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

8700'

and below

Aspect:

North

and steeper

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Snowboarder

Trigger: additional info:

Unintentionally Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Depth (avg):

18"

Width:

80'

Vertical:

250'

General Comments

A rider in our party triggered this avalanche on a N facing slope at about 8700 feet just southeast of White Pine Lake. Slope angle

General Comments 2

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General Comments 4

Debris piled up 6-8 feet deep at the toe of the slide coming to rest in a large clump of pines.

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