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
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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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