Observer Name
stokes
Observation Date
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Superior
Location Name or Route
Superior
Elevation
11,200'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
3"
Width
20'
Vertical
900'
Comments
top of superior at 9am, slope cut at one of top chutes released a 3 inch wind slab. skier controlled situation, snow ran to where most of the older debris from yesterday ended up. Slid on the old slick surface, text book wind slab. daytime heating could have helped the propagation, wouldnt have wanted to ski any later. Snow was good all the way to the road surprisingly.