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Avalanche: Wellsville Mountain Wilderness

Observer Name
weed
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Rattlesnake Canyon » Mitton Peak » Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
Location Name or Route
Mitton Peak---> Wellsvilles
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
41°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
150'
Vertical
2,000'
Comments
We observed this and a couple of other good-sized natural wet loose avalanches in the Wellsvilles from the Highway in Sardine Canyon early Tuesday afternoon.
Richie and I went into the big meadow below Mitton Peak on Wednesday and took these pictures of two wet avalanches. These long-running loose wet avalanches occurred on south and east-facing slopes and created large piles of cement-like debris.
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