Avalanche: North Fork, Shumway Canyon

Observer Name
Eric and Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Shumway Canyon » North Fork, Shumway Canyon
Location Name or Route
North Shumway Canyon, Wellsville Mountain Wilderness
Elevation
8,900'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
2.5'
Width
150'
Vertical
2,500'
Comments

We noticed a long running avalanche in North Shumway canyon in the Wellsvilles. The wind slab appeared to be 2-3 feet deep and at least 150 wide at the north east facing starting zone. It looked like the slab was all new snow that had drifted in overnight. This slide is a repeater and we've seen that canyon run full travel this year at least one other time. We could see debris near the bottom of the canyon around 6400 feet.

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