Avalanche: Crescent Lake Canyon

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Friday, February 24, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 24, 2012
Region
Logan » Logan River » Crescent Lake Canyon
Location Name or Route
Competition Hill
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
2'
Width
175'
Vertical
200'
Comments

I saw this fresh rider remote triggered avalanche around lunchtime from the ridge above Hell's Kitchen.... The avalanche is on Competition Hill in Crescent Lake Canyon, just a bit north of a close call on 2-22-2012, where a rider was caught and carried by and avalanche, but stayed on his machine and rode out of the avalanche. Notice the horizontal cracks across the bowl near the top of the snowmobile tracks.... I found flattened surface hoar or frost crystals on the bed surface of the avalanche... In the crown, the surface hoar buried on 2-8-2012, was evident a couple inches below an eggshell rime-crust....

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