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Avalanche: West DB Bowl Area

Observer Name
Weed
Observation Date
Friday, January 16, 2015
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 16, 2015
Region
Logan » Logan Dry Canyon » DB Bowl Area » West DB Bowl Area
Location Name or Route
West DB Bowl Area
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Depth
2'
Width
450'
Vertical
250'
Comments

I was a bit surprised to run into this broad fresh wind slab, but it was on a heavily drifted slope... Southwest winds found plenty of soft snow to transport, and the south side of the ridge was scoured down to rocks. The hard slab avalanche was 1 to 3 feet and 400 to 500 feet wide and it stacked up a considerable pile of debris in the trees below. Most of the avalanche stopped after only running 50 vertical feet or so, but parts ran quite a ways further through the trees.

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