Avalanche

Avalanche: Superior

Jimmy GSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

While cresting Cardiff Peak, I noticed an avalanche below the cliffbands along the S Ridge... maybe a hundred or so feet above Suicide Chute? It looked to be anywhere between 8"-12" and a couple hundred feet wide. It failed right where the snow met rock and looked to propagate beneath the cliff band.

Hard to say from where I was standing but likely a wind slab failing on the hard surface below. No photos.