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Avalanche: Y Couloir

Observer Name
J. Wright, M. Aubin
Observation Date
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 17, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Y Couloir
Location Name or Route
Y Couloir
Elevation
7,700'
Aspect
North
Trigger
Unknown
Depth
10"
Width
100'
Comments
Massive avalanche released about 1/3 of the way up the Y Couloir and ran down to where living trees stood. Slide uprooted trees and deposited rock solid human size boulders of snow - see my partner at the bottom left of photo for scale. The remaining bed surface was a sheet of ice that is not skiable.
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