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Avalanche: Pine Canyon

Observer Name
weed
Observation Date
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Region
Logan » Wellsville Mountain Wilderness » Pine Canyon
Location Name or Route
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness, Pine Canyon
Elevation
8,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
3,000'
Comments
Debris from a very large and long running natural avalanche was apparent in lower Pine Canyon, as viewed from Wellsville.
Comments
Our long time observer Sid T did a flyover on 4-7-23 and sent us this aerial view of Pine Canyon.
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