Lawine

Avalanche: Cardiac Bowl

Aaron RiceSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
6 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Stiff southern wind all morning. Very sensitive wind slabs forming on north faces and cross loading east and west facing slopes. Very cold temps are likely contributing to poor bonding of the fresh wind drifts.

Also observed a larger natural slide from cardiac ridge. R2 d2