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Avalanche: Castle Rock

Observer Name
Jay Koenig (facebook post). Paige and Toby visited on 2-1-2021
Observation Date
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Castle Rock
Location Name or Route
Castle Rock
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
1,000'
Vertical
800'
Comments
The party came across this very fresh natural avalanche on Sunday, 1-31-2021. There were no other tracks in the area at that time
Comments
Paige and Toby of the UAC-Logan visited the avalanche site of the avalanche on 2-1-2021
Video
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