Avalanche

Avalanche: Maybird Chute

Matt PrimomoSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
43°

Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
533 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Start Zone Elevation
2438 m

Seems we had a pretty good wet loose cycle during the 3/16 rain event and thaw, as I noticed some of the chutes in the generator couloir area had ran (N facing lower Big Cottonwood), and the north facing chutes off of Olympus had ran. Many low elevation steep chutes probably ran. This wet loose came off the SE facing aspect of a feeder chute into the main Maybird Chute. Likely ran during the heavy rains on the evening of the 16th. Impressive debris pile.