Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Monday, October 21, 2024
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon
Location Name or Route
Slide Canyon/Lost Creek
Elevation
9,900'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Vertical
3,000'
Comments
- Slide Canyon- ran in morning before 8 am
- Lost Creek-ran overnight, larger than in January cycle
- Similar time frame-reports of numerous soft slab new snow avalanches failing 1'-3' deep up to 400' wide in Salt Lake, Ogden, and Provo area mountains (triggers were natural, human, and explosive)
- Northwest-easterly slopes more active with wind loading
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