Get Your Ticket to the 32nd Annual Backcountry Benefit on September 11th! Support Forecasting, Awareness, and Education

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.
Coordinates