Observer Name
Brian Pollick
Observation Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Region
Ogden » Powder Mountain Backcountry
Location Name or Route
Powder Mountain
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
The last two photos show natural slides on easterly facing slopes in unskied/unopened terrain. These occurred sometime between 1600 on 1/19 and 0800 on 1/20. Crowns were 1-3', sliding layer was low density snow from 1/18. Largest slide was approximately 600'x1200'.
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