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Avalanche: Provo Peak

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Quick report

Slope Angle
44°

Avalanche

Slab Width
137 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
533 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
107 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

This avalanche occurred 4 bowls south of Provo Peak (half way between Provo Peak and Corral Mountain). Warm sunny spring like conditions preceded avalanche. 4 other avalanches occurred on similar aspects and elevations that day. Debris crossed Squaw Peak Road and ran for several hundred feet beyond road.