Observation: Cardiff Fork

Observation Date
11/12/2022
Observer Name
Owen Crandall
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Powerline
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Started the up and over Cardiff Pass noting the significant wind that was prescient. Later we dug on a western aspect along the powerline ridge. We found the snowpack was 135cm deep with a graupel layer about 70-75 cm down. We believe this to be evidence from the begging of the storm earlier this week. Effectively our snowpack has doubled in that time. Our test results were as follows: ECPTX, STH. We also did some ski cuts along some wind drifted pockets with no response. Overall we found that it was very stable!
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
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