Avalanche

Avalanche: Wood Camp

stephen bennettLogan
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
457 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

almost every bowl in Woodcamp and Jardine Juniper trial basin (i.e., both basins above woodcamp parking lot) slide. Looks like rain and warm temps of 18th caused large slides starting near the ridge line and then new wet snow that fell on 19th slide (mostly half way down from ridge and in areas associated with cliffs). The debris piles were up to 20 ffet high and very lumpy ... looked really scary.

Forecaster's Comments: I think the avalanches occurred during the very active natural cycle overnight, 1-16/1-17, which involved numerous other natural wet slab avalanches in the Bear River Range..... Toby