Avalanche: Little Superior

Observer Name
Kurt, UDOT LCC, others
Observation Date
Friday, March 11, 2011
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 11, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Little Superior
Location Name or Route
Mt. Superior
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,250'
Carried
1
Comments

Two skiers were boot-packing up Mt. Superior from the base while two skiers were skiing down from the peak above. The skiers above triggered a wet slide that slid all the way to the bottom wiping out one of the hikers. He was carried on the surface for a good twenty feet and was not buried. I skied Flagstaff at 10:00am and I watched this slide from Alta. It is too warm to ski south facing slopes at 2:30pm. Use caution by skiing early (before the snow heats up) or ski north facing slopes.

Forecaster comments - Other witnesses had only one skier skinning up the apron from below -
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