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Avalanche: Rattlesnake Canyon

Observer Name
weed
Observation Date
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Region
Logan » Little Bear » Rattlesnake Canyon
Location Name or Route
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness, Rattlesnake Canyon---Natural Avalanches
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
5'
Width
800'
Vertical
1,750'
Comments
We noticed lots of sizable natural avalanche activity in the Wellsville Range. A huge crown from a natural avalanche is visible from Wellsville in Rattlesnake Canyon.
Comments
We went up to visit the avalanche site on 1-13-23... The crown of this avalanche on the Rattlesnake Headwall was quite fresh and so was the dryer debris, overrunning the lightly snow covered chunky, icy debris from the previous avalanche off Mitton Peak's broad shoulder
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