Observer Name
Dan Blackley
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Avalanche Date
Monday, December 4, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Ivory Flakes
Location Name or Route
Ivory flake ridge line
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown
Width
1,500'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments
My partner and I went for a walkabout in Cardiff fork. Lots of slide activity seen, Cardiac Ridge, Cardiac bowl to name a few but the big one was what appeared to Ivory flakes entire ridgeline with debris on the high road just down canyon from cardiac ridge.
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