Avalanche

Avalanche: Logan River below Temple Fork

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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2012 m

I visited the area on Tuesday, 2-16-16 around 1230 and took these pictures...

A bit later in the afternoon, (Tuesday, 2-16-16) a fisherman witnessed another slide from in the Logan River!

He posted on Instagram: " Pretty scary moment while I was in the river today. An avalanche crashed down into the river just in front of me maybe only 50 yards up river. It scared the crap out of me! "

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These low elevation wet loose avalanches are catching people off guard. Dog walkers, runners, x-c skiers and fishermen...

Posted by Utah Avalanche Center in Logan on Wednesday, February 17, 2016