Observer Name
weed
Observation Date
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 17, 2020
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Wellsville Mountain Wilderness » Mendon Peak » Gibson Canyon
Location Name or Route
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness, Gibson Canyon
Elevation
8,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
300'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
We could see evidence of recent natural avalanche activity on the big east facing avalanche paths in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness. The most obvious or perhaps most recent was in Gibson Canyon below Mendon Peak.
Comments
Drifting was still going on at upper elevations, and we could see deep drifts of wind deposited snow where slopes were cross-loaded
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