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Avalanche: Boss Canyon

Observer Name
Garrett Harker
Observation Date
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Region
Logan » Franklin Basin » Boss Canyon
Location Name or Route
Boss Canyon
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
18"
Width
125'
Vertical
400'
Comments
"Hi Toby, I saw you had written about the boss canyon avalanche, I saw the slide path last Saturday 2/17 and figured someone had reported it. I have pictures below. As you can see it was fairly large and near the slope by the safety shelter. Looks like it was remotely triggered on the north end on the ridge top and fractured along the cliff edge judging by the snowmobile tracks and where the slide started. Let me know if the links don't work. Hopefully this helps"
Comments
This avalanche fits into the pattern we've been seeing across the mountains of Northern Utah. The avalanche appears to have occurred on an east-facing slope and may have failed on a thin persistent weak layer above a melt-freeze crust that was buried on around Valentine's Day....
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