Observer Name
Ryder Martin
Observation Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Avalanche Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Region
Provo » Snake Creek
Location Name or Route
Blast off east ridge
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
4'
Width
500'
Snow Profile Comments
Very weak snowpack structure. Very large slab on top of 70cm of facets.
Comments
I was snowmobiling up the Snake Creek Road to go dig a pit at the bottom of the east ridge near blast off. Slab broke 4-6ft deep at the top of a road cut and went 500' wide. I saw several other slides on many different aspects of road cuts.
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