Avalanche

Avalanche: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Mark StaplesSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Explosive
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Wet slab avalanche triggered by UDOT with Gazex to protect the Bypass Road. Photos of wet debris which flows like wet concrete.

This slide was triggered by the Gazex but a half dozen other wet slabs were triggered by Ski Patrols in the Cottonwoods and PC Ridgeline with small hand charges.