Valanga

Avalanche: North Fork, Shumway Canyon

Eric and Amy FlygareLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
762 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2713 m

We noticed a long running avalanche in North Shumway canyon in the Wellsvilles. The wind slab appeared to be 2-3 feet deep and at least 150 wide at the north east facing starting zone. It looked like the slab was all new snow that had drifted in overnight. This slide is a repeater and we've seen that canyon run full travel this year at least one other time. We could see debris near the bottom of the canyon around 6400 feet.