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Observer Name
Richie Schumacher
Observation Date
Monday, February 27, 2023
Avalanche Date
Monday, February 27, 2023
Region
Logan » Beaver Mountain Backcountry
Location Name or Route
Beaver backcountry
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
18"
Width
20'
Vertical
150'
Comments
Triggered several small soft wind slabs in steep SE facing terrain at between 8600' and 8800' that once released, entrained a lot of loose new snow. Initial soft wind slab fractures were estimated 15-20' wide and 18-24" deep and easily entrained snow below breaking into a loose dry avalanche as it descended- the longest running a couple hundred vertical feet to the flats. Some major soft cornice formation and wind loading just below off easterly ridge lines.