Observer Name
Shawn Carter
Observation Date
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Bowl
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Bowl
Elevation
10,200'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
32°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
2'
Width
30'
Vertical
200'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
Really dense and easily triggered wind pillows in intermittent locations across the slope. We knew what we were getting into but did not expect the slabs to be so cohesive and strong. Collapse was entire slab at once with very loud boom....my son stated that it sounded like an avalanche control hand charge. Tried to outrun it but the slab stayed together and gained speed rapidly so ended up stuck on top of it. These will be a bit more hidden under the new lighter snow tomorrow.
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