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Avalanche: UFO Bowls

Observer Name
Kobernik - Nalli
Observation Date
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Region
Provo » American Fork » UFO Bowls
Location Name or Route
UFO Bowls
Elevation
9,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
900'
Vertical
1,500'
Comments

Looks like all of the UFO Bowls have avalanched. The first two bowls from the south came out early, probably during the initial cycle which started just afternoon on the 21st. Each of those measure around 900 feet wide. The north bowl was fresh, perhaps releasing the morning of the 22nd as winds were transporting lots of snow.

Comments

There was not much new snow at all on the north bowl bed surface.

Comments

You can make out the older crown in the middle bowl which is down off the ridge about 50 to 70 feet.

Comments

One smaller pocket on the very northern edge of the steeper slopes.

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