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Avalanche: Box Elder

Observer Name
Coyne
Observation Date
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Region
Provo » Box Elder
Location Name or Route
SE Box Elder
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
Swung through Tibble Fork on my way to Pine Hollow to have a look around from the parking lot. Truck temp gauge dropped to 0F. No scouts camped out last night, but the ice fisherman were out early. Saw this natural avalanche of what some maps refer to as SE Box Elder Peak (?). East facing aspect clearly another monster slide that ran a couple days ago due to increase water weight and strong winds overloading the PWL. What seems to be different about this slide than others our party noted on Timp, is that it the bed surface appears to have a bit more earth showing through. I wouldn't be surprised to see some of these slopes repeat throughout the season.
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