Observer Name
weed, pagnucco
Observation Date
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Pine Canyon » Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
Location Name or Route
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness, Pine Canyon
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
45°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
200'
Vertical
800'
Comments
We observed a handful of recent wet loose avalanches on very steep south and southeast facing slopes that were started by snow falling off rock bands and cliffs and ended up traveling pretty far, entraining saturated surface snow. Not sure about the timing, perhaps a couple could have as recently as earlier today, more likely most were caused by the warm temperatures last weekend.
The snow was more stable on slopes facing the north half of the compass, but winds from earlier in the week have messed with the recrystallized powder in the Pine Canyon area, and we encountered highly variable surface snow conditions.
Comments
A likely poor refreeze tonight and exceptionally warm temperatures forecast for tomorrow will cause natural wet loose avalanches to become likely on many slopes. And the snow in sunny terrain will soften and become unstable much earlier than it did today.
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