Observer Name
UDOT Provo
Observation Date
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Avalanche Date
Thursday, April 23, 1998
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Slide Canyon
Location Name or Route
Slide Canyon
Elevation
7,700'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
2,000'
Comments
Ran to within 30' of the road. People hiking up the drainage had to run out of the way and watch it go by. Put snow 300' wide in the apron.
Similar time frame
- Lost Creek- stopped 1500' linear distance from the road
- Timpanogos-west face- multiple crowns visible
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