Observer Name
uac staff
Observation Date
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
South facing slide paths, LCC
Comments
Multiple large size 2 natural wet sluffs, running into the low angle run outs. Photo is a Superior wet slide. Photo Credit - M Saurer
![](https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/styles/observation_image/public/images/avalanches/2013-14/IMG_0625.JPG_.jpg?itok=xPi5yeGn)
Comments
Wet avalanche statistics are a bit incomplete, but the take home point is that most wet snow fatalities are from natural avalanches, NOT human triggered.
![](https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/styles/observation_image/public/images/avalanches/2013-14/wet%20stats_0.jpg?itok=fKz-Amkm)