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Avalanche: Taylor Canyon

Observer Name
Derek DeBruin
Observation Date
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Avalanche Date
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Region
Ogden » Snowbasin Backcountry » Taylor Canyon
Location Name or Route
Mount Ogden, Taylor Canyon
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Northwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
Forgot to submit this as I didn't have photos. Saw a number of wet avalanches in upper Taylor Canyon from about 8500 to 9500ft on W and NW aspects. A large portion of the skier's right side of Banana Chute ran into main drainage as multiple smaller slides. Both Big Larry and Angie's ran with center punched D2s running 500+ ft. Lower down, ca. 7400ft, the Burn had a D2 run 700-800ft.
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