Observation: Cardiff Fork 11/25/2009

Submitted by brett

Observer Name:

Brett Kobernik

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Cardiff Fork

Weather

Sky:

Few

Wind Speed:

Calm

Weather Comments:

Mild day in the mountains with air temps right around freezing at 10,000 feet.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Powder snow overlying a variable wind crust or weak faceted snow - northerly aspects. The newest snow did not want to sluff much even on steeper slopes.

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Wind Slabs

Probability:

Moderate

Aspect:

North

Elevation:

High

Trend:

Less Dangerous

Primary Concern Comments:

Scattered wind slabs at the highest locations. Not a major issue but enough to pay attention to in the highest terrain.

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

I stumbled across one wind slab that I didn't like in Cardiac Bowl. It was sitting on quite weak faceted snow from late October.&nb

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Forecast Danger Rating:

Moderate