Observer Name
Dylan Anderson
Observation Date
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Region
Logan » Logan River » Cottonwood Canyon » Mount Naomi Wilderness
Location Name or Route
Cottonwood Canyon, Mount Naomi Wilderness
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
100'
Vertical
500'
Comments
I wanted to shoot you a couple take homes:
- Lots of natural activity around cold springs and west facing terrain in cottonwood canyon.
- Heavy heavy snowfall, S5 rates, sustained moderate-high winds. Excellent deep riding conditions.
- Instabilities on all aspects that harbored snow prior to this storm. Tons of audible, booming whumpfs even on the 6-7th pass on a track at or below ridge lines. Buried SH and NSF / facet - crust combs are touchy to new and continued loading.
We observed one natural avalanche (caused by a grouse flying out of the snow - I shit you not!). SS-R2-D1.5-O on a ESE at 8800ft. We remote triggered a similar size avalanche on adjacent terrain on a due E aspect.
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