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
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Location

41° 55' 9.4512" N, 111° 38' 41.244" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8700'
and below
Aspect: 
North
and steeper
Slope Angle: 
38
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

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General Comments 2
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General Comments 3
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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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