Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiff Fork

Jeremy CollettSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
10 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

First skier ski cut slope and produced a small 4"-6" soft slab that ran about 200'. The slab seemed to fail on a weak interface with the new/old snow. While the slide was not large enough to bury a person it may have been large enough to take someone for a ride. We also saw debris from another (slightly larger) recent avalanche further down the ridge towards LSB but are unsure if it was skier triggered or natural.