Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Region
Logan » Logan River
Location Name or Route
Logan River, below Dugway
Elevation
6,500'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
12"
Width
50'
Vertical
700'
Comments
I looked at a fresh natural wet avalanche that hit the Logan River. The wet avalanche certainly entrained lots of loose wet snow, but I couldn't tell if it was a wet slab or just loose snow coming off cliffs high on the slope.
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