Avalanche: Maybird Chute 3/16/2011

Observer Name: 
Matt Primomo
Observation Date: 
03/18/2011
Occurrence Date: 
03/16/2011
Occurrence Time: 
Unknown
Region: 
Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Maybird Chute
Location Name: 
Maybird Chute
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Location

40° 34' 36.9624" N, 111° 42' 31.1076" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
8000'
Aspect: 
Southeast
Slope Angle: 
43
Trigger: 
Natural
Avalanche Type: 
Wet Loose
Weak Layer: 
Wet grains
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
1750'
General Comments

Seems we had a pretty good wet loose cycle during the 3/16 rain event and thaw, as I noticed some of the chutes in the generator couloir area had ran (N facing lower Big Cottonwood), and the north facing chutes off of Olympus had ran. Many low elevation steep chutes probably ran. This wet loose came off the SE facing aspect of a feeder chute into the main Maybird Chute. Likely ran during the heavy rains on the evening of the 16th. Impressive debris pile.

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