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Avalanche: Farmington Canyon

Observer Name
Taylor W
Observation Date
Friday, March 11, 2022
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 11, 2022
Region
Ogden » Farmington Canyon
Location Name or Route
Farmington Canyon
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
300'
Comments
Myself and another snowmobiler were in the meadow and I cut across the base of the NE hill that slid and triggered the avalanche. It broke about 60ft above me, I was headed out of the path of the slide. 2nd sledder was well out of the way.
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