Avalanche: Little Superior 3/11/2011

Observer Name: 
Kurt, UDOT LCC, others
Observation Date: 
03/11/2011
Occurrence Date: 
03/11/2011
Occurrence Time: 
2:30pm
Region: 
Little Superior
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake
Location Name: 
Mt. Superior
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Location

40° 35' 33.6336" N, 111° 39' 38.0736" W
Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
10200'
Aspect: 
South
Slope Angle: 
Unknown
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Wet Loose
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
1250'
People Involved
Carried: 
1
General Comments

Two skiers were boot-packing up Mt. Superior from the base while two skiers were skiing down from the peak above. The skiers above triggered a wet slide that slid all the way to the bottom wiping out one of the hikers. He was carried on the surface for a good twenty feet and was not buried. I skied Flagstaff at 10:00am and I watched this slide from Alta. It is too warm to ski south facing slopes at 2:30pm. Use caution by skiing early (before the snow heats up) or ski north facing slopes.

Forecaster comments - Other witnesses had only one skier skinning up the apron from below - 

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