Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Maple Bench » Gibson Canyon
Location Name or Route
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness, Mendon Peak, Gibson Canyon Drainage
Elevation
8,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
1,000'
Vertical
2,250'
Comments
Large natural slab avalanches were apparent this morning in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness above Mendon. Long running, destruactive avalanches that came all the way down to Maple Bench..
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