Observer Name
Elliott
Observation Date
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » East Kessler
Location Name or Route
Catchers mitt, East couloir apron
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
Unknown
Width
Unknown
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
We observed a large avalanche in Cardiff fork that crossed the road below the East couloir of Kessler. Debris was stacked on the road and into the creek below. The more southern part of the avalanche path (more towards the catchers mitt) didn't run.
Because part of the path didn't run, we chose not to cross this area (heading up Cardiff) and we bailed. Sorry we couldn't see much from the edge of the slide path so, I don't have a ton of details about the slide.
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