Avalanche

Avalanche: Santaquin Canyon

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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Start Zone Aspect
Southwest
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow

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'.