Observer Name
Patterson
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » South Fork Provo R. » Bunnels
Location Name or Route
Bunnells Cascade Pk.-White Limbo
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
3'
Width
700'
Vertical
3,000'
Comments
These photos will likely accompany Nallis' Obs.
Heard about this avalanche from the Sundance Ski Patrol on Monday, April 11th. It's likely that it ran sometime during the storm on either 4/9 or early morning 4/10 from a natural cornice drop. HS-N-R3-D4-O running on facets above the upper layer of the MLK crust from 1/16. Crown was 6'+ deep in places. A second rain crust still exists below the bed surface with 122cm of snow remaining to the ground. This is another repeater that has avalanched 3 times already this season.
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