Valanga

Avalanche: Little Cottonwood Canyon

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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
914 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3261 m

A significant natural/ skier triggered cycle today in mid and upper LCC S facing terrain- Superior triggered around 0730. Others from around 1400 with good evidence of surface refreeze/ cornice fall being a major contributors. Most events initiating as shallow but widely propagating damp/ refrozen storm slabs in upper elevation terrain with some entraining/ stepping down as large wet slabs in mid elevation constricted terrain- these running long distances and producing large (15- 20ft depth) debris fans. Most significant events in S facing Little Pine East and Maybird paths.