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Observation: Cardiff Pass

Observation Date
5/2/2018
Observer Name
Tyler Falk
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Pass
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Pass
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Light to moderate snow in the afternoon with light winds from the north and north east.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments

3-5” of moderate density snow covered the old dirt layer on south aspects with a little more then that on north. Moderate density new snow on top of wet grains at 10k on north aspects.

Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Problem #1 Comments

Possibility of wet slab avalanches on the pronounced dirt/ dust layers.

Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Problem #2 Comments

Possibility of finding a new windslab on 11k ridgelines.

Pic 1 Dust layer visible in places.

Pic 2 Quick pit @ 10k north upper Cardiff. HS 230~

Pic 3 Small loose wet on dust layer.

Pic 4 Snowline around 8k

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