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Avalanche: Superior

Observer Name
AW
Observation Date
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Superior
Location Name or Route
Superior South Face
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Comments
Wet slide released from the rocks, crossed some previous tracks. No one was under this when it happened but plenty of people had come through a half hour before I spotted this. It was getting quite hot and wet around noon with much of the rocks and trees shedding ice and snow.
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