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Avalanche: Provo

Observer Name
Darce Trotter
Observation Date
Friday, February 14, 2014
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Region
Provo
Location Name or Route
East Ridgeline Tower Mountain, Mt Loafer complex
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
200'
Vertical
1,000'
Comments

seen from highway 89 on the way home from Skyline today, full depth ran a long way, estimated slope angle near 40, sough facing at 8800', speculating wet slab?? I have edited my report after seeing new activity on NW face of Mt Loafer Saturday morning

Comments

distant view

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