Avalanche

Avalanche: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Patrol, Little CottonwoodSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Trigger Type
Explosive
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Several wet slabs with explosive control on high north in Little Cottonwood. Largest was 4' x 150', breaking to wet faceted snow near the ground. So cooler temperatures have not yet completely locked down the deep, wet slab activity on upper elevation northerly facing slopes. I'm guessing they are low probability - high consequence avalanches and I would still avoid that terrain.