Avalanche

Avalanche: Logan Canyon

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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2195 m

We could see several small natural slab avalanches of wind drifted snow that failed on a persistent weak layer...The snowpack is so shallow at lower elevations that the avalanches are somewhat disconnected.