Observer Name
Luke
Observation Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Region
Logan » Bear Lake » Hodges Canyon » Bear Lake Overlook Area
Location Name or Route
Garden city look out (across the road from Bear Lake Overlook)
Elevation
7,700'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
39°
Trigger
Hiker
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
200'
Vertical
100'
Comments
Triggered from afar as we boot-packed. Super wind drifted. Only 3 feet of snow on top, more than 7 feet at the heaviest point of the slope probably and many layers.
Comments
I went up to examine this avalanche on Sunday (1-29-23) I found that the avalanche failed on small-grained faceted snow that was on the snow surface during cold weather a couple weeks ago. (Near surface facets or NSF) This is a buried persistent weak layer , but this type of instability usually heals fairly quickly. Toby Weed
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