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Avalanche: Old Logway Canyon

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Monday, April 16, 2012
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 16, 2012
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Old Logway Canyon
Location Name or Route
Old Logway
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
39°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
40'
Vertical
450'
Comments

We went up the Old Logway avalanche path since it has pretty good access from Maple Bench and it's a nice direct route up to the Wellsville Crest. I also wanted to check out one of the very few reported local avalanches in the last month.... There had been a natural wet release that was seen and reported a couple day before, (on 4-13-2012) Here's a link... http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche_old_logway_wellsvilles_4132012 Today's triggered slide was similar to the natural from 4-13, but it didn't run quite as far.

The 4-13-2012 natural is on the right and today's intentionally triggered avalanche is on the left as seen from Maple Bench

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