Observer Name
ryan shea
Observation Date
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Avalanche Date
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Region
Provo » Snake Creek » Ant Knolls
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek / Any Knolls
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
15"
Width
35'
Snow Profile Comments
dense top layer from storm/wind transport broke on previous faceted surface
bottom layer still holds 6-8" of facets
Comments
noticed 3 small pockets of storm slabs breaking on old snow interface m/f crust. The crowns averaged 25-35' wide and ran 100-200 ft on an East facing 33 degree slope. These appear to be recent and likely ran overnight naturally.
Run angle out gradually tapered off as vegetation got denser, so there was not much of a debris pile.
snow depth was highly variable in this zone 2-5' but ground level facets still remain in place.
Storm snow ranged from 7-14" in this small area, likely bumped higher by wind transported snow
No bigger slides noted as of 11am, a bit more SWE would have been a different story but not today.
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