Avalanche: Maybird Chute

Observer Name
Matt Primomo
Observation Date
Friday, March 18, 2011
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Maybird Chute
Location Name or Route
Maybird Chute
Elevation
8,000'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
43°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
1,750'
Comments

Seems we had a pretty good wet loose cycle during the 3/16 rain event and thaw, as I noticed some of the chutes in the generator couloir area had ran (N facing lower Big Cottonwood), and the north facing chutes off of Olympus had ran. Many low elevation steep chutes probably ran. This wet loose came off the SE facing aspect of a feeder chute into the main Maybird Chute. Likely ran during the heavy rains on the evening of the 16th. Impressive debris pile.

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