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Avalanche: Box Elder Peak

Observer Name
weed
Observation Date
Friday, March 1, 2019
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 25, 2019
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Box Elder Peak
Location Name or Route
Wellsvilles, Box Elder Peak
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
400'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
I could see this nice large natural hard slab from West Logan yesterday. It probably occurred due to lots of drifting from the very strong southwest winds early last week.
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