Observer Name
Michael B
Observation Date
Monday, May 27, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill B South
Location Name or Route
Mill B South — Lake Blanche
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
Southwest
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Trigger: additional info
Cornice Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
I hiked with spikes and snowshoes to the boulder fields below Sundial Memorial Day. I had planned on summiting Sundial if safe to do so. Audibly collapsing snow and warming snows turning me back while circumventing the boulder fields (please see pic).
While snowshoeing I observed wet release or cornice fall induced avalanches from Superior along the Cottonwood ridge to Dromedary and likely into Broads Twins.
The avalanche I reporting on occurred SE of Sundial. It was likely the result of a cornice fall that entrained quite a bit of snow as it raced downslope.
These avys will likely only get more prominent as the late May heat punishes the snowpack this week. Stay safe!
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