Observer Name
Eric and Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Monday, February 10, 2025
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Region
Logan » Wellsville Mountain Wilderness » Hell Canyon
Location Name or Route
Wellsvilles, Hell's Canyon
Elevation
8,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
300'
Vertical
1,500'
Comments
We got a good look at the Wellsvilles this morning in the morning light. Most drainages have some degree of slab activity from the weekend. Most of those slabs only involve the 12 inches of new snow. However, one exceptionis in Hell's canyon where it appears a cornice fall caused a slab avalanche involving the top foot of new snow and that stepped down to an old persistent weak layer several feet deep. Still some old dragons out there to be concerned about.
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