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Avalanche: Maybird Gulch

Observer Name
Larry Coats/Ambler
Observation Date
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Avalanche Date
Friday, February 9, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Maybird Gulch
Location Name or Route
Maybird Cirque
Elevation
10,900'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Depth
4"
Width
3,500'
Comments
Observed this wall-to-wall avalanche that must have occurred during the storm. Connection across ridges is impressive. So is the debris pile. We saw it on Super Bowl Sunday.
Comments
Comments
Ambler Notes:
Up in Maybird today and saw a crown which looked to extend from small pass at the base of the N ridge of the Pfiefferhorn to the west facing north ridge off no name baldy. I don't know if this was all one slide or multiple sympathetic releases. Either way, absolutely massive avalanche activity in upper maybird mid storm. I did not get close but I assume this is new snow sliding on old faceted snow. Debris and crowns were covered with new snow and had some new dry loose activity coming off of the NE face of Pfiefferhorn.
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