UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Avalanche: Coldwater Canyon

Observer Name
Weed
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Coldwater Canyon
Location Name or Route
Scout Peak-Coldwater
Elevation
8,700'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
4'
Width
1,500'
Vertical
2,000'
Comments

Had a look at the slopes above Mendon on the way home from a meeting this afternoon and spied evidence of some recent natural activity. This partially buried and large recent deep slab avalanche in the Coldwater Canyon Area caught my eye. With a shallower overall snowpack, deep slab avalanches are obviously still a concern on the big east faces of the Wellsville Range.

Comments

West winds picked up a bit in the afternoon, drifting more snow in exposed terrain.