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Avalanche: Little Cottonwood Canyon

Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Monday, May 13, 2024
Avalanche Date
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon
Location Name or Route
Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
South
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Depth
6"
Width
50'
Vertical
300'
Comments
A widespread natural wet-loose avalanche cycle in Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon starting around 11:00 AM on east-southeast-southerly facing aspects up to 10,000' these avalanches all started as wet loose avalanches. They entrained more snow and had decent debris piles where they stopped. Depth was 4"-8" and they were running on the dust layer prior to the last storm. These avalanches were noted on Cardiff, Superior, Hellgate, and the American Fork Twins.
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