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Avalanche: Mt. Magog, North Face

Observer Name
Eric and Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Friday, February 6, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Region
Logan » Logan River » White Pine Canyon » Mt. Magog, North Face
Location Name or Route
Mt Magog North Slope
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
200'
Vertical
100'
Comments
We cruised over to check out the avalanche in the White Pine Lake area. It occurred under the cliffs on the North slope of Magog. The slide was 200 feet wide and only ran 70ish feet. Since it was right under the cliffs we assumed that it failed on a grauple layer that occurred in the early part of Tuesday’s storm. The slab was 1-2 feet deep on a steep North facing slope. From the looks of the snowmobile tracks, it looked like someone got lucky that they didn’t get pushed into the trees along the toe of the avalanche
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