Observer Name
Conover
Observation Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Doughnut Falls
Location Name or Route
Lower Cardiff, Doughnut Falls area
Elevation
8,400'
Aspect
West
Slope Angle
Unknown
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
175'
Vertical
400'
Comments
Unintentionally triggered a SS AR R3 D2 2/3 of the way down a chute in the southern part of the Doughnut falls area. Initially was 50ft wide storm snow/old snow interface. Stepped down to 1' deep at top of runout zone. Snow was very saturated and wet where triggered. Unsure what layer slide stepped down to?
Forecaster note: hard to characterize, probably a mix of a wet sluff triggering a storm slab or wet slab
