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Observation Date
11/4/2013
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Pass, Cardiff Fork
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Mostly cloudy with a few pockets of light now and then, lightly snowing.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

3 inches of light density snow did not change much in the overall snow pack. There was a melt freeze crust under the new snow on south facing aspects, which helped a little with on the decent but not much.

Comments

Walked up to Cardiff Pass and over Cardiff Peak to have a look at the north facing into Cardiff Fork. Was still getting cracking and collapsing on the north facing headwall of Cardiff Fork, but not nearly as sensitive as last week. Did have a look at the facets in the same place I looked at before the last series of storms well over a week ago. A week and a half ago I would have called them medium size, now it appears they have grown larger, but have adjusted to the new weight. Photos, cracking and collapsing that was not bush affiliated 10,500ft due north protected. Larger grain facets under the new snow load.

Wanted to get a look at Cardiac Bowl but the foggy weather shut me down, did get to look at some of the east facing terrain and the west, still pretty thin on those aspects. Photos, of coverage down canyon in Cardiff Fork, Holly Toledo, Georges, and high Ivory, cliffs between Cardiac Ridge and Bowl.

South side is thin and painful to descend, not recommended and i don't even care about my equipment just my body. Photos, Flagstaff, Cardiff south facing.