Avalanche: Logan Canyon

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Region
Logan » Logan Canyon
Location Name or Route
Widespread Natural Avalanches
Elevation
6,400'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

On the way up canyon, I could see evidence of widespread natural avalanche activity on slopes facing every direction and at all elevations... I could only catch a brief glimpse of higher stuff, and could see a handful of pretty long running avalanches up high above the lower part of the Canyon.... I noticed a few new slides on the way back down in the early afternoon, so natural activity was occurring today as one might expect. Included photos of a shallow release in Red Banks, wind slabs under the Swan Flats Cliffband on a southwest facing slope, and the west ridge-line of Amazon Basin drifted east facing slope..

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