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Avalanche: Little Superior

Observer Name
B DeV
Observation Date
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Little Superior
Location Name or Route
Little Superior
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
5"
Width
10'
Carried
1
Comments
While skinning up toward Little Superior, we reached the"LSB" run and noticed wind slab across a 15 for section of slope until wind-sheltered area. As one skier entered the wind-loaded area, the face was triggered about 2 meters above and carried the skier down slope 30'. No burial, but carry for about 6 meters. The skier exited the slide path through skinning back up to the top and out to the leeward side. This slope had a substantial amount of graupel which had pooled underneath the wind slab.
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