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Avalanche: Santaquin Canyon

Observer Name
Luke
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Region
Provo » Santaquin Canyon
Location Name or Route
Santaquin Canyon
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Comments
Multiple small point release slides on the south facing gullies in Santaquin canyon once the afternoon sun heated the newer snow up. Not significant enough in size to bury a person fully but definitely had enough force to push someone around. No profile for those aspects though. The north aspects had a stout crust under about 6" of snow at 5000'-6000'.
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