Observer Name
Eric and Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 30, 2024
Region
Logan » Southeast Idaho » Egan Basin
Location Name or Route
Egan Basin
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
300'
Vertical
350'
Comments
We noticed a decent size avalanche in Egan Basin Just above and to the west of the Egan Basin Ranger Station. We didn't get to close to the avalanche, but from a distance it appeared to be around 300 feet wide and ran down into the tress 300 feet below. We are assuming it failed during the last storm since the fracture seemed fresh with little to no snow covering it up.
We chose to ride slopes less than 30 degrees all day. We did not have any shooting cracks or other signs of instability throughout the day. We noticed snowmobilers testing out steep slopes with no new avalanches that we could see.
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