Observer Name
Jeremy Collett
Observation Date
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Peak - Power Outage
Elevation
10,100'
Aspect
Northwest
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
4"
Width
40'
Comments
First skier ski cut slope and produced a small 4"-6" soft slab that ran about 200'. The slab seemed to fail on a weak interface with the new/old snow. While the slide was not large enough to bury a person it may have been large enough to take someone for a ride. We also saw debris from another (slightly larger) recent avalanche further down the ridge towards LSB but are unsure if it was skier triggered or natural.
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