Observer Name
Blake Gibbons
Observation Date
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Avalanche Date
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Superior
Location Name or Route
Superior Ridge
Elevation
10,300'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
14"
Width
35'
Snow Profile Comments
Heavy wind loading in south aspect of the superior ridge line. The lead of our group of 4 was breaking trail and caused the breakpoint below the skin track. Slab/crown broke about 14" down to the older snow surface. Decent propagation and cracking. This happened mainly on the south aspect of the ridge, but also on the north aspect though the slab breakpoint was smaller 5-6".
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