Avalanche

Avalanche: Bob's Knob

Kris NosackProvo
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2377 m

Skied up from Aspen Grove (above Sundance in Provo Canyon) up the Alpine Loop road. About 1.5 miles up the road I turned up a sizable gully to the west and noticed a slide had come down the south-west facing slope to the north of me. From a map, the slope is 35+ degrees. Slide wasn't too deep, maybe 6", looks like the top crust layer slid. It looks like it slid today, but could have been yesterday afternoon.

Lot's of instability in the area. Plenty of slides in Primrose Cirque and off Elk Point.