Observer Name
Patterson
Observation Date
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Timpanogos » Elk Point
Location Name or Route
NE Chute of Elk Point
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
Unknown
Width
70'
Vertical
3,000'
Comments
Scott Hart from the North Fork Fire Station reported this wet slab that occurred on St. Patty's day. I left Aspen Grove around 2:30pm, and this had not happened yet, so it likely occurred sometime between 3:00pm and 4:00pm. Interesting that it was almost exactly the same aspect, elevation and slope angle as the wet slab that occurred in the East Chute of Elk Point between 2:00pm and 2:30pm of the same day.
Comments
The morning that these two wet slabs occurred on the Elk Point Massif, we were walking up into Primrose Cirque from Aspen Grove. Right beneath the runout of the NE chute of Elk Point there was a kicker built with lot's of ski tracks, sled tracks, snowboard tracks and boot packs littering the debris zone. We laughed about the location of the kicker. Kicker no longer exists...
Comments
A usual winter trail goes right beneath the runout of the NE Chute of Elk Point. The main flow of debris in the lookers left side of the picture didn't come too close to where the trail runs, but the smaller lookers right finger did come down and cover the main track that people use to access Primrose Cirque and beyond.
Comments
Wet Debris...gouging.
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