Observer Name
Observation Date
Friday, February 24, 2012
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 24, 2012
Region
Provo » Snake Creek
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
South
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
4'
Width
250'
Vertical
400'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Lucky snowmobiler held onto small pine tree at top left of slide until slide pulled him about thirty feet farther down. His snowmobile is about two hundred feet below him half under snow.
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