Avalanche

Avalanche: North Timpanogos

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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
213 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
1372 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

This looked to be wind-drifted snow (wind slab). Unsure what the weak layer was. This was yet another large avalanche in the Provo Mountains. Photo 2 shows how big this was. My dad is on his snowbike in the middle of the debris.