Avalanche: Shane's Chute

Winds were howling along the ridge at the top of Superior. A group of two dropped into Shane's Chute and triggered an avalanche failing on facets near the ground. They were both caught and carried but not buried. One of the party was carried over two cliff bands and injured their arm.

Later in the month two people triggered and were caught in a slide on a steep, northeast facing chute on Mt. Superior in upper Little Cottonwood. The slide was a couple of feet deep, and took one of the people on an 800' ride over a couple of cliff bands. Both people were extremely lucky to escape without serious injury, considering the size of the slide and the extreme terrain.