Avalanche: Warming Hut, (1st step)

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Region
Logan » Providence Canyon » Providence Peak » Warming Hut, (1st step)
Location Name or Route
Elevation
8,700'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
200'
Vertical
125'
Comments

I was digging a test pit near Providence Lake when two riders came up to me and told me that another party had just triggered an avalanch

Comments

Not many people made it out onto steeper upper elevation hills today, but a couple people started riding smaller hills only to trigger these avalanches right outside of the Warming Hut.....Once again- I can say I'm glad nobody got caught in these scary avalanches....

You could probably trigger much larger avalanches in the bigger terrain surrounding this slope this weekend...

Comments

Looking at the crown from the north flank of the northern avalanche.

Comments

Debris from the northern avalanche piled up quickly on the flats below the relatively small hill....

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