Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 213 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 76 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Cornice Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2774 m
Snowmobiler in the fog riding along the ridge west of Mount Logan Peak towers. Wind loaded blown cornice slab that was wind loaded fell off to the north face down into the top of dry canyon basin. The cornice wall where it broke was 30 to 40 feet tall. The snowmobile went down with the avalanche snow, the rider had jumped And stayed on the ridge because of the fog they exited the area and a team went up on March 2 to retrieve the snowmobile from the avalanche. No one was injured and the snowmobile was found and removed.
Here's what we found in the crown of a nearby avalanche on 3-4-23:
Incident
A rider was riding along the ridge west of Logan Peak when the cornice broke much further back than expected. The rider was able to jump off his sled as it fell with the collapsing cornice. The cornice fall triggered a large avalanche of wind drifted snow on the slope below and the snowmobile was completely buried. This was a close call for the rider for sure. The sled was recovered the next day, having sustained significant damage.