Avalanche: Mitton Face

Observer Name
Toby
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 18, 2011
Region
Logan » Wellsville Canyon » Rattlesnake Canyon » Mitton Face
Location Name or Route
Mitton Face, Center
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
80'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments

We noticed this natural wet avalanche on Wednesday April 20.... I took the photos in the afternoon of April 22... Good sized wet avalanche likely ran during wet snow and rain event on April 18, WL-N-r2d2.... There was similar activity in many other paths in the Wellsvilles from the same time-frame...

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