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Avalanche: Tri Chutes

Observer Name
K Andrews
Observation Date
Monday, March 21, 2022
Avalanche Date
Sunday, March 20, 2022
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine » Tri Chutes
Location Name or Route
White Pine Tri Chutes Apron
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Natural
Depth
Unknown
Width
10'
Comments
We noticed a natural avalanche in the middle Tri Chute this morning. The starting zone was in the lower 1/3 of the chute, but it ran about half way down the apron. It was not a big slide and seemed to be mostly surface snow, but it travelled pretty far. There was some new snow on the debris, so I'm guessing that this happened either during or just before the storm yesterday.
There was also a small natural in the Tri Chute on the lookers left that happened sometime this morning. It was small and did not run very far, but still worth noting.
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