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Avalanche: Boiler Buttress

Observer Name
Weed
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Region
Logan » Franklin Basin » Steam Mill Canyon » Boiler Bowl » Boiler Buttress
Location Name or Route
Boiler Buttress
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
20"
Width
80'
Vertical
450'
Comments

We noticed a fair amount of fresh loose wet activity in the buttress area. This wind slab avalanche under the cliffs was triggered by overrunning snow from a natural wet avalanche. The avalanche only involved new snow from 3-22 and overnight accumulations.

Comments

I triggered a small wind slab above the crown of last week's Boiler Bowl avalanche, and I was easily able to initiate cracking in drifts. Cracking like this is a red flag indicating potential instability.

Comments

Some neat drifting patterns from the sustained northwest wind.

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