Observer Name
Trace Carrillo
Observation Date
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Cardiac Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cardiac Ridge
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Dry Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Comments
Quite a few naturals up in Cardiff today. The Ivory's released a good amount of snow and there were several dry loose slides off Cardiac Ridge. There was also on on the NW side of Little Superior. They weren't very deep, maybe an average of 6", with another few inches of new snow on top. My theory is that the fast moving and strong blowing front of last night's storm loaded those areas early on, and once things cooled down the paths got covered up.
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