Observer Name
Geo V
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Mill D south, Lower Cardiff
Elevation
Unknown
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
2'
Width
70'
Comments
Exiting down Cardiff, passing other ascent parties, and between Catchers Mitt and Kessler slabs, above Donut falls on the road/trail/skintrack, there was a fresh debis pile/avalanche covering the skin track and was about 2-3 feet deep, about 70 feet wide. Toe of slide another 50 feet beyond skin track. Estimated it ran about 1215 pm, natural (?) and start zone unwitnessed but suspect high NE Kessler. Party of 3 I just passed ascending the drainage on the road likely there about 15 minutes prior. No evidence of other human traffic crossing debris. 4-6 inch tree trunks broken. There are many slide paths that cross the ascent route in this area.
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