Observer Name
Hardesty, Wagner, Nalli 1
Observation Date
Monday, November 29, 2010
Avalanche Date
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Slide Canyon
Elevation
9,100'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Graupel
Depth
2'
Width
35'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Two naturals noted...the lower one looked like it ran at the end, or just after, Sunday's storm. Edges looked sharp with little to no new snow. Based upon the holes we dug in the snow, we felt that the 'recrystallized' graupel was the weakness. It was evident in our pits and seemed a likely spot where graupel would pool from the slope into the gully - where both slides released.
The one below may or may not have been triggered by sluffs from above. The thing is, the sluffs looked like they had a couple inches of new snow on them whereas the hard slab did not.
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