Observer Name
Phatty 3/23/2011, Toby 3/24/2011
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Castle Rock
Location Name or Route
Castle Rock
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
8'
Width
500'
Vertical
800'
Comments
Came down sometime on the night of March 22. Probably one of the biggest Avy's I have ever seen. I have photos on camera but no time to post them. The crown is ridiculously large. Would hate to think that other slopes can go this big. Look like it failed on the rain layer, probably 8-9 feet of snow loaded on top of it on this slope, more in spots for sure. Worth heading in and checking it out.
Phatty
Comments
Toby 3-24-2011
I went in for a look.... Quite an impressive deep slab avalanche
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