Observer Name
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Observation Date
Friday, March 15, 2013
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 15, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Superior
Location Name or Route
Superior, south facing
Elevation
10,900'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Vertical
1,000'
Comments
The south face of Superior experienced a wet loose avalanche between 1:00 and 2:00 pm in the afternoon. Started out as point releases in the rocks near the peak and spread out into a fairly large slide with a good debris pile in the apron. Most likely cause was a very warm day yesterday and a night without a refreeze, followed by another warm day.
