Observer Name
Alyson Ward
Observation Date
Friday, December 29, 2017
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 29, 2017
Region
Logan » Franklin Basin » Hells Kitchen
Location Name or Route
Hell's Kitchen
Elevation
7,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
8"
Width
25'
Vertical
30'
Comments
This slide is about 1/2 mile up off the Franklin Basin Road up Hell's Kitchen canyon. We've seen it slide here several times on our hike in to ski Steam Mill Peak. Widespread collapsing continues, but instability has gotten deeper with collapsing occurring on the sixth time up the same uptrack. Cracking has decreased, but still occurs on wind loaded east slopes. Upper elevation snow is hanging in there thanks to cool winds that are keeping the snow surface cold despite the relatively high temperature.
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