Avalanche

Avalanche: Green Canyon Mouth

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Avalanche

Slab Width
27 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
28 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1890 m

I observed a few fresh natural avalanches on drifted north facing slopes at lower elevations in the Canyon. Mouths and above the North Logan Bench. Probably of most concern was the one in the mouth of Green Canyon threatening the trailhead access road and where there have been a couple other natural avalanches in the last week or so.

Here are pictures of a couple other small natural avalanches of storm snow that I observed in the area