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Avalanche: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Observer Name
Maura Hahnenberger and Ben Folsom
Observation Date
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
White Pearl Gully
Elevation
8,600'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
2,250'
Comments
We viewed two avalanches coming down the White Pearl Gully (just west of Perla's Ridge) on 4/2/2011. The first was at 1:00 pm. We were unable to get any photos or video, but it was almost identical to the second which occurred at 2:30 pm. The photos and video are all of the second avalanche at 2:30 pm. We viewed the avalanches from the Dihedrals climbing area across the canyon. Both avalanches originated high in the White Pearl Gully and ran full track all the way down into the trees near the bottom of the canyon.
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