Observer Name
Meisenheimer
Observation Date
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Region
Provo » American Fork » Timpooneke » North Timpanogos
Location Name or Route
Timpanogos
Elevation
10,400'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
2'
Width
700'
Vertical
4,500'
Comments
This looked to be wind-drifted snow (wind slab). Unsure what the weak layer was. This was yet another large avalanche in the Provo Mountains. Photo 2 shows how big this was. My dad is on his snowbike in the middle of the debris.
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