Avalanche: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Observer Name
d jackson
Observation Date
Monday, April 7, 2014
Avalanche Date
Monday, April 7, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
LCC S facing
Elevation
10,700'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Vertical
3,000'
Comments

A significant natural/ skier triggered cycle today in mid and upper LCC S facing terrain- Superior triggered around 0730. Others from around 1400 with good evidence of surface refreeze/ cornice fall being a major contributors. Most events initiating as shallow but widely propagating damp/ refrozen storm slabs in upper elevation terrain with some entraining/ stepping down as large wet slabs in mid elevation constricted terrain- these running long distances and producing large (15- 20ft depth) debris fans. Most significant events in S facing Little Pine East and Maybird paths.

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