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Avalanche: Little Superior

Observer Name
Fluff Diver
Observation Date
Monday, January 16, 2023
Avalanche Date
Monday, January 16, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Little Superior
Location Name or Route
Little Superior
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Depth
6"
Width
30'
Vertical
500'
Comments
Wind! Past black knob it was probably a consistent 20 mph with higher gusts, anything N facing was touchy above 10,000'. I went out a foot too far from the skin track and trigger a wind slab on a rollover which ran about 500'. This will undoubtedly be a problem of growing concern the next few days. otherwise S facing felt pretty stable, a couple of hand pits showed right side up snow w/ no obvious layers.
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