Avalanche: Cardiff Bowl 12/22/2011

Observer Name:

Dirk

Observation Date:

12/22/2011

Occurrence Date:

12/22/2011

Occurrence Time:

1:30pm

Region:

Salt Lake
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Cardiff Bowl

Location Name:

Cardiff Bowl

Location

40° 35' 41.2584" N, 111° 39' 4.0824" W

Avalanche Characteristics

Elevation:

10000'

Aspect:

East

Southeast

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger: additional info:

Remotely Triggered

Avalanche Type:

Soft Slab

Weak Layer:

Facets

Depth (avg):

12"

Width:

20'

Vertical:

90'

General Comments

Soft wind slab running on faceted snow near ground. Triggered remotely from skier dropping in on ridge. Also observed sensitive, wind deposited snow on north aspects.

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