Observation: Cardiff Fork

Observation Date
1/26/2016
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Fork
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Cold wind from the north, light wind speeds down off the high ridges, moderate to strong and moving snow on the high ridge lines.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

snow has settled out quite a bit from yesterday, powder on all aspects except south where it was getting damp out of the wind and will be crusted in the AM.

Comments

Only avalanche activity noted today was the slide in Holy Toledo which I put on the avalanche list. Wanted to see what happened in upper Cardiff Fork during last weeks slide cycle and was impressed with the viewing, LSB, Cardiac Bowl, Hansens, Cardiac Ridge and the Ivory Rock Slabs all had avalanche activity in them. The slide in the Ivory Rock slabs was quite impressive with a 5ft crown and it ran on facets at the ground. These slides are all repeaters except LSB and the one in the Ivory Rock slabs.

Photos: LSB, Cardiac Ridge, Ivory Rock slabs, and Hansens, also one of wind transport on the Superior ridge line.

Kinda hard not to stick with considerable after watching Holy Toledo rip out, or I guess you could call it a scary moderate.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable