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Avalanche: Doubletop Mountain

Observer Name
Dean Harris
Observation Date
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Region
Logan » Franklin Basin » Steep Hollow » Doubletop Mountain
Location Name or Route
(Gun Site) Doubletop Mountain, Doubletop Bowl
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
200'
Vertical
500'
Comments
A third person report from Dean Harris. Thanks for reporting this. Actually three or four avalanches, one of which looks like it naturally occurred before the others were triggered. Looks like a rider triggered one pocket and the others also sympathetically released. Nobody was caught.
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