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Avalanche: Tony Grove Lake

Observer Name
Eric and Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Tony Grove Lake
Location Name or Route
Tony Grove
Elevation
9,100'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
16"
Width
50'
Vertical
100'
Comments
We rode several upper elevation slopes around Tony Grove today. We stayed on east and north facing slopes over 8500 feet. Overall the snowpack seemed stable on east facing slopes with only minor sluffing on steep slopes. We found several pockets of cross loaded wind slabs on Northeast facing slopes that were still pretty sensitive. The failures occurred at the new/old snow interface. The slabs ranged from 15 to 50 feet wide and only ran 100 vertical until they hit a less steep section. Overall, the snow was some of the best we've ridden all year. Even though the sun was blazing the cold temperatures kept the snow surface nice all day.
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