Avalanche

Avalanche: Logan River

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Slope Angle
45°

Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1829 m

A natural wet avalanche cycle in Logan Canyon at lower elevations. Shallow wet avalanches overnight and today hit the Logan River in many places, the Logan River Trail, and Hwy 89, cleaning out the shallow weak saturated snow to the ground...