Avalanche

Avalanche: Shumway Canyon

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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2560 m

Natural wind slab. The Wellsvilles did not receive as much snow as the Northern Bear River range but they did get hammered by strong winds.

From the Flygares;

"Lots of activity on the Wellsviles. There is a fairly decent sized slab at the head of Shumway canyon maybe 50 feet wide and ran 8000 probably only a foot deep. Lots of debris at the head of Pine canyon looks like cornice falls started the slides. Many other cornice fall avalanches along the range but no more significant slabs."