Observer Name
Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 11, 2013
Region
Logan
Location Name or Route
Black Rock
Elevation
5,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Width
50'
Vertical
150'
Comments
We noticed some recent avalanche activity on the West side of the valley. The slide occurred on a north east facing slope at around 5300 feet and ran about 150 vertical. It appears the wind drifted snow overloaded the weak faceted layer resulting in a hard slab avalanche.
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