Avalanche: Wood Camp

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Region
Logan » Logan River » Wood Camp
Location Name or Route
Wood Camp
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
12"
Width
100'
Comments

We observed evidence of fairly extensive natural soft slab activity in Wood Camp from during the Boxing Day storm... The avalanches on steep slopes above around 7500' in elevation and facing southeast through north were around a foot deep and up to around 150' wide.