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Avalanche: Wolverine Cirque

Observer Name
Nels
Observation Date
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine Cirque
Location Name or Route
Wolverine Cirque
Elevation
10,700'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
From guardsman we could see into the Wolverine Cirque, every chute had slid since the day before. Presumably the new snow from the day before is what slid, appeared to all be wet loose slides. Millicent's upper slopes had also slid
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