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Avalanche: Bunnels

Observer Name
Bill Nalli
Observation Date
Friday, December 28, 2012
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » South Fork Provo R. » Bunnels
Location Name or Route
Bunnells Fork - White Bimbo
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2.5'
Width
400'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Light snow and lingering clouds most of the day made it hard to see this slide clearly but there was definitely a repeater in upper Bunnells in White Bimbo, the northern most bowl along the Cascade ridgeline. Most likely timing was very early morning on Dec 27. From a distance and through the clouds it looks to be at least 400' wide with exposed rocks at the ground. This slope recently avalanched during the storm on Dec 17. I'm afraid this may be an indication of the lingering instability in the upper elevations of the Provo area mountains. I spent Thursday on the Timpanogos side of things and did not see any signs of activity during this last storm in the larger paths. Heading towards Cascade on Sat with hope of getting more of the alpine picture.

Poor image below.

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