Avalanche: Little Pine 4/14/2011

Observer Name:

Katy

Observation Date:

04/15/2011

Occurrence Date:

04/14/2011

Occurrence Time:

Unknown

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Little Pine

Location Name:

Little Pine Chute in LCC

Location

40° 34' 58.7712" N, 111° 42' 2.682" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10400'

and below

Aspect:

South

Slope Angle:

Trigger:

Unknown

Avalanche Type:

Wet Loose

Weak Layer:

New Snow

Depth (avg):

unknown

Width:

Unknown

Vertical:

2000'

General Comments

Little Pine Chute looks to have sloughed from the top in the afternoon when the sun peaked out. It ran full track. By the time it got to the bottom, it had entrained all the new snow and it was fanned out within 50m or so of the road.

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