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Avalanche: Pole Line Pass

Observer Name
Cooper
Observation Date
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Pass » Pole Line Pass
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Pole Line
Elevation
9,500'
Aspect
Southeast
Trigger
Skier
Depth
3'
Width
20'
Comments
Looker's right of pole line ascent to Cardiff Pass, we heard the slide fracture on the convexity/angle change. We were well away (west) of the convex roll but could see the slide run into the gully. It failed on the surface/rocks as you can see in the photo, and the fracture propagated down the roll (south) of fall line of the gully.
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