Avalanche: Cardiff Bowl

Observer Name
Dirk
Observation Date
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Avalanche Date
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Bowl
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Bowl
Elevation
10,000'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Remotely Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
12"
Width
20'
Vertical
90'
Comments

Soft wind slab running on faceted snow near ground. Triggered remotely from skier dropping in on ridge. Also observed sensitive, wind deposited snow on north aspects.

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