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Avalanche: American Fork

Observer Name
Kelly, Miller, Wieringa
Observation Date
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Avalanche Date
Friday, April 14, 2023
Region
Provo » American Fork
Location Name or Route
Centennial
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Depth
Unknown
Width
125'
Vertical
1,250'
Comments
We observed this avalanche that most likely occurred within the last few days. This was a natural avalanche that appeared to have started as wet-loose rollerballs and stepped down to create a wet slab avalanche on a southeast facing aspect of the gully. The slide was approximately. 100-150' wide and ran 1200' vertical. Probing in the bed surface there was still 170-190cm of snow left below the debris. This wet slab avalanche gouged out a significant chunk of the upper level snowpack and pulled to the ground in steep cliffy areas. It did not run full path and started approximately halfway down the slide path.
Photo of the crown
Comments
Photo of the toe
Photo of the debris pile
Photo looking down the debris
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