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Avalanche: White Pine Canyon

Observer Name
Scott
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Region
Logan » Logan River » White Pine Canyon
Location Name or Route
Christmas Tree Bowl
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
450'
Comments
We came into Christmas tree bowl from the north and were surprised to see this avalanche on a south east aspect. we had been riding on the same aspect of several slopes thinking they were the safest, so it was a bit sobering to see the slide on the same aspect we had been riding all day.
Comments

I got a view of this significant avalanche from Naomi Peak on 2-8-2013 and took a couple pictures...

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