Observer Name
Mike G
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Timpanogos
Location Name or Route
Across the whole west side of Timpanogos
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,500'
Comments
Probably kind an obvious observation, as I could see all of these with the naked eye from Saratoga Springs, so most of Utah valley could have seen these if they were looking, but I counted almost 50 slides down the west side of Timp yesterday afternoon around 4:00. They varied in width and length, but the largest of the ones I could see ran almost 1,500 feet. Every slide I could see had broken on a south or west aspect. As far as I could tell, these were all natural; however, I could see some ski and snowmobile tracks near a could of the avalanches at the lower elevations. I assume these were all caused by the warm day.
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