Observer Name
Zach W
Observation Date
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Avalanche Date
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Cardiac Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cardiac Ridge
Elevation
10,600'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Natural
Depth
2'
Width
250'
Comments
Observed natural morning of Thursday, Jan 5. Looked like new snow but hard to tell from afar. Significant wind loading observed during our entire tour - lots of hard wind slabs 1-2' deep on E & NE aspects. Skiing into SE Cardiff face, we ski cut a suspect pocket that loosened a 20' x 150'-long x 8", slow-running sluff. (Forecaster Comment: Second photo from Derek which was submitted in a separate observation.)
Coordinates