Avalanche

Avalanche: Lower Providence Canyon

ERic and Amy FlygareLogan
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Repeater
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2134 m

We drove up Providence canyon this morning to check accessibility and notice a new wet slide just before you get to the quarry. The slide started on the Northwest facing slope at around 7000 feet. The slide expanded to around 60 feet wide then funneled in the canyon and left a substantial debris pile in the bottom of the canyon. The slide looked like it entrained the new snow from earlier in the week

I also noticed several similar slides on Friday afternoon on East and Southeast facing slopes above the big curve in Sardine canyon and above Sherwood Hills resort. One slide ran from 8200 down to around 6800 feet