Observer Name
Eric and Amy Flygare
Observation Date
Friday, February 2, 2024
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 2, 2024
Region
Logan » Northern Bear River Range
Location Name or Route
Northern Bear River Range
Elevation
8,300'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2"
Width
40'
Vertical
100'
Comments
This little avy took me by surprise today. We dropped in at about 9000 feet on a couple of inches of dryer snow. By the bottom of the run the snow had grown substantially heavier and wetter. About 2 turns into this steep rollover and the slab fractured around me.
Luckily it was only about 2" deep and a relatively short slope and I was able to point it and get out of Dodge. The slide ran into the trees and piled up 2- 3 feet deep. Probably not big enough to bury someone, but definitely could have been painful being a tree's piñata. A good reminder that even on a moderate day, things can get spicy with weather changes.
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