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Avalanche: Steam Mill #2

Observer Name
David Rosenberg (1-9-10).........Toby Weed (1-11-10)
Observation Date
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Region
Logan » Logan River » Hells Kitchen » Steam Mill #2
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Sympathetic Release
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
18"
Width
800'
Vertical
500'
Comments

From Beaver Mt, Could see 3 large recent avalanches in Steam Mill #2 in upper Hells Kitchen Canyon...From a distance these looked quite f

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The photo is looking up the Southern Flank of the south of three avalanches, which appear to have been natural sympathetic avalanches from late last week....

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Debris from the large avalanches ran quite a distance through deadly trees in the obvious run-out zone of the large avalanche-prone slope...

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We encountered deep piles of chunky debris stacked on the sparse trees high in the path of the middle avalanche...

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