Observation: Cardiff Fork

Observation Date
2/22/2013
Observer Name
jonathon spitzer/ AIARE 2
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Hill
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

Prior to new snow, surface conditions varied greatly with aspect.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments

With expected snowfall totals and water weight might be enough to awake the persistent slabs. Shallower, rocky, and steeper terrain features might become more problematic quicker. Places where the mid-pack and slab overlaying the weak layers if deeper might not be as much of a problem. The faceted layer 63cm down has 6 "checks" on the snowprofile checklist, (AKA- Yellow Flags).

Additional information from the Snow Profile:

CT did not fail at faceted weak layer 63cm down.

ECT did not propagated at the 63cm down weak layer

PST results 35/100 Sudden Collapse

DTT while isolating the faceted layer DTT 23 Sudden Collapse