Avalanche: Little Superior

Observer Name
mark white
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Little Superior
Location Name or Route
Little Superior
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
South
Slope Angle
37°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
50'
Vertical
1,500'
Comments

Notice this wet slide on LSB south facing while driving down the canyon, not sure when and what triggered it but it also gouged down into old saturated snow and left a healthy debris pile at the bottom.