Observer Name
Aaron Rice
Observation Date
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Superior
Location Name or Route
South face of Superior
Elevation
10,800'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
6"
Width
50'
Vertical
2,000'
Comments
Dropped in into the w on superior. Slope cut and the new snow slid. Only 2-6 inches. Soft slab. Ran very far. All the way down the top apron. Was not expecting the storm snow with minimal wind to run this far. Due to hard bed surface