Observer Name
David Rosenberg
Observation Date
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Region
Logan » Logan River » Cottonwood, South Fork
Location Name or Route
Mt. Fudd - East Face
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Sympathetic Release
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
2,500'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Saw this slide on the east face of Mt. Fudd from the upper part of the Jardine Juniper tail. It came down right where the summer trail crosses under Fudd and looks like it was part of the Christmas eve avi cycle that was reported further north in Cottonwood and Cornice ridge. The left (due east facing) part of the slide first caught my attention but shortly later I noticed a sympathetic (?) slide just to looker's right below the cliff bound that continues around towards Mt. Elmer. Looking at the zoomed-in photo, I now see the crown on this part of slide continues along the base of the rock band 1,000 or more feet around towards the north toward Elmer so the slide spans aspects from ESE to NE. I couldn't see the run-out zone from my vantage point but in the photo the slide ran at least 400 vertical ft.
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