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Avalanche: Spring Hollow

Observer Name
Kobernik
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 13, 2014
Region
Logan » Logan River » Spring Hollow
Location Name or Route
North Face of North Shoulder of Logan Peak, ("Dead man's hill")
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
1,500'
Vertical
700'
Comments

New snow and wind loading caused this natural avalanche to fail on buried weak faceted snow that formed earlier this season.

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Lookers left (south) side of the avalanche.

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Middle section of the track.

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Lookers right side (north) of the avalanche.

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