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Avalanche: Bird Canyon

Observer Name
Toby Weed
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Region
Logan » Wellsville Mountain Wilderness » Mendon Peak » Bird Canyon
Location Name or Route
Wellsville MountainWilderness, Maple Bench, Bird Canyon
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
2,500'
Comments
Despite pesky clouds preventing views of avalanche starting zones, I could see evidence of a fairly widespread natural avalanche cycle on the big east facing slopes in the Wellsville Range including a few repeaters and some pretty large slides, including one in Bird Canyon that came all the way down to Maple Bench.
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