Observer Name
Staples, Kelly, Meisenheimer
Observation Date
Friday, December 9, 2022
Avalanche Date
Friday, December 2, 2022
Region
Provo » Snake Creek
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek Road
Elevation
7,900'
Aspect
North
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
8"
Width
150'
Vertical
100'
Comments
We found this slide and suspect it happened maybe a week ago naturally. Or it may have been triggered more recently by snowmobile traffic. What was notable was how far downhill it propagated.
This slope does not face north, but it is completed shaded from sunshine and acts like a north-facing slope.
It occurred on the downhill side of the road from this avalanche.
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