Donate to the 2024 Spring Campaign to help rebuild the UAC website.

Accident: Naomi Trail

Observer Name
Rhees Neibaur
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Naomi Trail
Location Name or Route
Naomi Trail
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
42°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
600'
Vertical
350'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Accident and Rescue Summary

Mostly buried rider was recovered by his party.... Top of helmet and deployed airbag on top of debris

Comments

A rider triggered a large persistent slab avalanche and was caught, carried, and mostly buried. He was able to deploy his air-bag, which likely kept him from a deep burial in very deep and extensive debris.

Here is a link to KSL'a news coverage http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=19340414&title=man-survives-massive-avalanche-thanks-to-airbag-friend&s_cid=queue-6

Herald Journal Article http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_00151e72-61b6-11e1-a3b5-001871e3ce6c...
Comments

The party triggered a pretty good sized avalanche down at Tony Grove Lake earlier in the day..... This looked from a distance to be around 1.5 to 2 feet deep and 300 to 400 feet wide...

Comments

The avalanche was blow in from snow and strong winds overnight, but certainly still evident... Here's a look up at the bowl that avalanched wall to wall... Much of the 2' deep crown was drifted in by last night's very strong west winds, but parts were still visible.... The debris was funneled into a draw and piled up deeply below the bowl and also stacked up on the sparse trees in the path...

Coordinates