Avalanche: Cardiff Fork

Observer Name
L Jamison
Observation Date
Friday, January 1, 2016
Avalanche Date
Friday, January 1, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Benson and Hedges Couloir
Comments

Location: benson and hedges couloir Elevation: 9600 West facing, 37 degrees Hard slab, depth 12", width 8 ft. Human triggered intentionally

We saw a few small natural avalanches today on the approach up Cardiff fork, but nothing seemed deeper than about 6" crowns. We were able to trigger this wind slab in Benson and Hedges couloir today, while booting up. The wind affected snow was very easy to pull out, and varied from 1" to 12" (generally about 2"). This was the only consequential slab we were able to pull out, but the huge variation and seemingly randomness of the slab depth certainly kept us on our toes.