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Avalanche: Dugway

Observer Name
Jeremy
Observation Date
Friday, January 27, 2023
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 27, 2023
Region
Logan » Logan Canyon » Dugway
Location Name or Route
Logan Canyon Dugway
Elevation
6,000'
Aspect
West
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Comments
This is a typical avalanche path that hits the road a few times a year. We arrived right after it came down.. we were headed down canyon. It appeared they closed the road up logan canyon when they got word of it.
couldn't see the starting zone, just the last section. Snowfall was very intense today since early morning and accompanied by a lot of wind.
* There were actually two separate small soft wind slabs. One on the upper end of the steep cut and one uproad on a steep windloaded slope. Vertical 60-80', depth 6-10", both hit the inside lane. These both occurred during a brief spike in winds around 2pm. They were isolated pockets. The road was temporarily closed so the plow drivers could clean up the debris and make the road safe and passable. (P. Pagnucco)
Comments
I was driving so didn't get a photo