Observer Name
Weed
Observation Date
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Region
Logan » Bear Lake » Saint Charles Canyon » Snowslide Canyon
Location Name or Route
Southeast Idaho, Snow Slide Canyon
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
We received a third-person report of a rider caught and carried in a large avalanche in Snowslide Canyon. The rider was caught, deployed his airbag, was carried, and ended up on top of the debris.
The sled was mostly buried and took a while to extricate.
We're still hoping to get more information...We can all learn from these things, and its much easier to examine a close call than a tragedy.
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