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Avalanche: Mt Nebo Loop Road

Observer Name
Raylund Smith
Observation Date
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Region
Provo » Mt Nebo Loop Road
Location Name or Route
Nebo scenic byway
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Depth
5.5'
Width
250'
Comments
We remotely triggered a decent sized avalanche across the canyon as we went to a lookout point. We had already completed an ECT test showing a depth of 5'5" with about 8" of facets still hanging out at the bottom. The upper layers of snow are dense and bonding well with each other except the facets are showing no sign of healing yet. Over all the snow pack is still very weak and unstable we again experienced whomping while doing the ECT test.