Observation Date
2/9/2014
Observer Name
Nelson Abanto
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Pass
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Pass
Comments
I went out with the view to turn around at the first sign of trouble I was determined to stay on south facing slopes less than 30 degrees and to stay as far away from the big slide paths as possible. I managed to get to the plateau at about 9700' under Cardiff pass. I skied from there towards the road via Hellgate. I did variations of this run four times. At no point did I see or hear any cracking, settling or natural avalanches. I must say that the visibility was so bad I would have had to be very close to the debris pile to see an avalanche.
As I said, the snow was very upside down but supported my weight both while hiking and skiing. I was looking very hard for signs of trouble and was prepared to turn at any point. Indeed, I expected to do one run of 400 ft. I was surprised at being able to ski the whole day, even if it was a bit messy.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Extreme
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
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