Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 61 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 244 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3109 m
On our way up to Alta today, we witnessed a powder cloud from an avalanche coming off the southeast aspect of Little Superior. We could see skiers up near the fracture line but couldn't tell if they were climbing or descending. It appeared as they triggered it on descent.
This is a repeat offender. You can almost be sure this slope will pull out after a new snow event followed by a little north wind and someone getting out off the ridge a little too far as a trigger. There have been many close calls on this slope (HERE'S A GOOD WRITE UP) and one fatality (DETAILS HERE)