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Avalanche: Provo

Observer Name
Geoff Larson
Observation Date
Monday, January 30, 2017
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 30, 2017
Region
Provo
Location Name or Route
Pharoah
Elevation
8,700'
Slope Angle
35°
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Comments
Sunday early afternoon we observed a few recent wet sluff avalanches. Monday morning we observed double the amount of recent avalanches. Many were point release. The biggest looks like it may have been a ski cut, but that could have been the crown of a slab. A lot of roller balls today. The surrounding area near UFO bowl looked similar. The E SE and S aspects snow was too sketchy to skin or ski on. Found safer snow in shaded areas and trees.