Observer Name
Paige Pagnucco
Observation Date
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Region
Logan » Providence Canyon » Dog Leg
Location Name or Route
Dog Leg, Providence Canyon
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Unknown
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
8"
Width
30'
Vertical
50'
Comments
We came across two fresh looking slides today. One, at the top of the slope and the other at the bottom. The top one was small and didn't run far. New snow on buried surface hoar potentially. Cracks were apparent in the area surrounding the broken slab. I found a few more pockets while descending that "shattered" under my feet with no consequence.
Comments
The second larger slide is about 10" deep and 80 feet wide. It ran to the flats below. The picture shows the fresh slide on the skier's right as well as the now covered deposition from last Saturday's larger and longer running avalanche. Looks to have been unintentionally triggered from above.
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