Avalanche: Little Superior

Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Friday, March 12, 2010
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 12, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Little Superior
Location Name or Route
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
35°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Depth
2'
Width
50'
Vertical
400'
Comments

My riding partner triggered a wind slab on the NE face of Little Superior heading into Cardiac Bowl. He punched a ski cut style line on his snowboard to test the stability because the wind pockets looked a little sketchy, and it ripped out from underneath him about two feet deep, and ran pretty much full-course to the bottom of the bowl. It propagated up about 50 feet from the initial break near the ridge line, and was about 50 feet at its widest point. No injuries occurred, and my riding partner didn't even go for a ride, because he was able to seek safety on the ridge.

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