Observer Name
UAC Staff
Observation Date
Friday, March 8, 2024
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 8, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Cardiac Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cardiac Ridge
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Depth
12"
Width
45'
Vertical
600'
Comments
Observed a group of riders on steep north-east facing slopes above Cardiac Ridge. They triggered a 12"-14" pocket of wind-drifted snow that ran down 600'-700' tapering out in the apron below the cliff band.
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