Observer Name
Jeremy Jensen
Observation Date
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Region
Logan » White Pine Canyon
Location Name or Route
White Pine Lake
Elevation
8,700'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
60'
Vertical
600'
Comments
The slope I was about to ride looked suspect - somewhat wind loaded hanging field rolling off into very steep terrain. I chose not to gut the intended line and instead I made a few hard turns on a safer looking subridge. The wet slab broke loose about 30 feet to my right - in the middle of the originally intended line. I let it pass and it took the majority of the snow in the chute down with it, piling up about 6 feet deep at the bottom. This one started out as a pretty small and shallow slab but it brought down a lot of thick heavy snow made a pretty big mess at the bottom.
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