Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 122 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 244 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 183 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2896 m
This avalanche was observed about an hour after it occurred. It was likely snowmobile triggered. A party that observed the avalanche did a beacon search just in case. This a a classic Logan area slide path that harbors weak snow and wind loads heavily due to its elevation and exposure. There have been two fatalities, one full burial accident and a few close calls in this same path over the past ten years.