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Avalanche: Cardiac Ridge

Observer Name
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Observation Date
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Cardiac Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cardiac Ridge
Elevation
10,800'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
36°
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
60'
Vertical
900'
Comments

Saw this slide that looked like it released naturally late in the night or early this morning, The crown was right at the top of the NE facing shot off the top of Cardiac Ridge, I was quite a distance away from the crown but it looked quite large from my location, guessing at least 3ft. Seems to make sense, strong SW winds yesterday loading the NE facing shot on Cardiac Ridge. Thinking the weak layer was facets up in the rocky starting zone. Photos, Slide, and debris, did not get a decent pic of the crown.

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