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Avalanche: Slide Canyon

Observer Name
UDOT
Observation Date
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Slide Canyon
Location Name or Route
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
Trigger
Natural
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

The Provo area once again came unglued today, Wednesday the 29th. Heavy snowfall added over 4 inches of water since this morning!

Slide Canyon avalanched naturally and came within 50 feet of highway 189 in Provo Canyon. No other details are available but most likely a class 4 avalanche.

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