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Avalanche: Provo

Observer Name
Andrew Bentz
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Region
Provo
Location Name or Route
Provo Mountains
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
34°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
10"
Width
15'
Vertical
40'
Comments
Little soft slab that broke on some facets at the top of a steeper slope. Seems to have broken on facets, which were closer to the surface than what we observed mid slope. Some whoomphing was heard as we were skinning up to the ridge, and we were able to see a lot of cracking at the top of different slopes. Things felt very touchy. Provo mountains still have a pretty shallow snowpack, with rounding facets at the bottom foot or so. Photo taken by Jackson Chandler.