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Observation: Cardiff Fork

Observation Date
12/28/2025
Observer Name
Schoen
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Fork
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Sporadic light NW winds gusting to moderate at ridgetop, snow transport observed along the E ridge of Superior. In exposed areas the wind in the last 24hrs has stiffend HST into a more cohesive slab.
Avalanche Problem #2
Trend
Same
Comments
Travelled from LCC to Cardiff Pass and down into upper Cardiff Fork. Slopes <25 degrees offered great skiing, anything steeper and you're hitting the slick new/old interface below. Skies were clear and winds were light to calm once below ridgetop. HS 30-100cm, HST 15-30cm. Observed several loose snow avalanches that likely broke in the last 48hrs in steep terrain running on the new/old interface. There were several other users out and about testing new and creative ways to access terrain in upper Cardiff Fork.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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