Observer Name
Larry
Observation Date
Friday, January 1, 2010
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 1, 2010
Region
Logan » Little Bear » East Fork » south of Porcupine Reservoir
Location Name or Route
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
300'
Vertical
250'
Comments
"Remote skier triggered, ESE aspect, 36-38 degrees, 8150' elevation, hard slab with 8" of soft wind deposit on top, 1-3' crown,
Comments
"Initial crown at rocky convexity, and and propagated along minor ridge south of slope. Hard slab broke into several pieces and slid approx 150 yards along slope."
Comments
"South wind depositing snow on top of bed surface. Not quite corniced, not quite pillowed, somewhere in between. The weak depth hoar layer is approx 5" above terra firma on top of hardpack. The UAC rating was high, extending to the ESE aspect of this slope."
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