Observer Name
Wolford, Weed
Observation Date
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Region
Logan » Providence Canyon » Three Terraces
Location Name or Route
Southern Three Terraces Bowl, off Horse Ridge (southeast ridge of Providence Peak)
Elevation
9,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Snowmobiler
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3.5'
Width
400'
Vertical
500'
Comments
This is the larger of the two avalanches triggered this Saturday morning in the Providence Canyon Area. Apparently, a rider escaped the avalanche at the top when it broke, being near the crown, and was able to self-arrest on the bed surface... His sled tumbled down the hill behind the hard slab avalanche. The pictures of the avalanche pretty well tell the story, with the track from the rolling sled obvious in the middle right of the bed surface. It also appears as though there were a few tracks in the slope before the avalanche occurred.
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