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Avalanche: Box Elder

Observer Name
Rob Noack
Observation Date
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Region
Provo » Box Elder
Location Name or Route
Bighorn Mt.
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
45°
Trigger
Natural
Depth
6'
Width
200'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Looking through a 100x binoc at Big Horn and I saw a large release on the sw aspect of Bighorn Mt., obviously associated with storm loads. There was another release of the same aspect on a smaller scale on the southwest side of Box Elder also, at a slightly lower (9000') elevation.
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