Avalanche: Cherry Creek Canyon

Observer Name
Weed
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Region
Logan » Mount Naomi Wilderness » Cherry Creek Canyon
Location Name or Route
West Ridge of Cougar Peak/Lower Cherry Creek Canyon
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,750'
Comments

I took the dog out for a walk this afternoon, and I noticed a couple fresh natural avalanches including this large pile of fresh avalanche deposition in Lower Cherry Creek Canyon, not too far into the wilderness. The tree-containing debris was at the bottom of a large, northwest facing avalanche path. Looked like the path ran a couple times with fresher debris over the top of a little older.

Comments

This just a small part of the crown of a recent very broad natural deep slab avalanche on a southwest facing slope further up Cherry Creek Canyon.

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