Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiff Fork

MFSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

We noted this spot on the up as being suspect. The up and down track here snakes between two mini rollovers on either side. The lookers right has an old crown that was noted in a previous report. This lookers left rollover whale had not slid previously. On the down, we stopped well above knowing this was there. Partner skied down next to the same low-angle slip as the skinner and this remoted 30 feet to his right. Ran about 100 feet. We inspected the slide layer briefly, noting deep facets that did not clear with the slide. Not that this is news, but the takeaway from today is that for the foreseeable future on these aspects, if it looks suspect, it definitely is.