Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 39°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 137 m
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2621 m
We went up the Old Logway avalanche path since it has pretty good access from Maple Bench and it's a nice direct route up to the Wellsville Crest. I also wanted to check out one of the very few reported local avalanches in the last month.... There had been a natural wet release that was seen and reported a couple day before, (on 4-13-2012) Here's a link... http://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche_old_logway_wellsvilles_4132012 Today's triggered slide was similar to the natural from 4-13, but it didn't run quite as far.
The 4-13-2012 natural is on the right and today's intentionally triggered avalanche is on the left as seen from Maple Bench