Avalanche: Wood Camp 1/17/2011

Observer Name: 
stephen bennett
Observation Date: 
01/21/2011
Occurrence Date: 
01/17/2011
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Wood Camp
Logan River
Logan
Location Name: 
Woodcamp
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Location

41° 48' 35.4096" N, 111° 39' 59.7024" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
9000'
and below
Aspect: 
North
Northeast
East
Southeast
and steeper
Slope Angle: 
35
Trigger: 
Natural
Avalanche Type: 
Wet Slab
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
1500'
General Comments

almost every bowl in Woodcamp and Jardine Juniper trial basin (i.e., both basins above woodcamp parking lot) slide. Looks like rain and warm temps of 18th caused large slides starting near the ridge line and then new wet snow that fell on 19th slide (mostly half way down from ridge and in areas associated with cliffs). The debris piles were up to 20 ffet high and very lumpy ... looked really scary.

 

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General Comments 2

Forecaster's Comments:      I think the avalanches occurred during the very active natural cycle overnight, 1-16/1-17, which involved numerous other natural wet slab avalanches in the Bear River Range.....  Toby

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