Avalanche: Tony Grove Lake

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Tony Grove Lake
Location Name or Route
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
18"
Width
40'
Vertical
250'
Comments

I could see evidence of natural avalanche activity west of Tony Grove Lake. Many loose snow and small soft slab avalanches ran during Wednesday's intense snowfall...

Here's a picture of one that likely started as a cornice fall or sluff up high and pulled out a small slab lower down.

Comments

Here's a zoomed in look......

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