Avalanche: Cardiff Peak

Observer Name
Kelly Paasch
Observation Date
Friday, March 5, 2010
Avalanche Date
Friday, March 5, 2010
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Peak
Location Name or Route
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
Southeast
Slope Angle
40°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Depth
6"
Width
50'
Vertical
Unknown
Comments

Cornice stomping triggered 2 small new snow loose sluffs. The bigger was 50 ft wide and ran 300 ft gathering some mass by the run out. About 42 degree trigger zone that quickly levels to an average of about 32 degrees. Crown line started at about 4-6 inches and increased in depth as it ran, although it was all new snow, no step downs into the old snow. Bed surface was the older South Aspect Sun Crust. Intentional Trigger.

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