Incident

Avalanche: Cardiff Fork

R. WillettsSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

At about 1700 on 03.21.2023 a skier triggered SS slide. D2R3AS. Skier carried about 10 feet in the slab before self arrest. Crown was about 12-15 inches deep and it ran through the rest of the couloir but not quite to the flats at the bottom. Chute itself was about 40 degrees. Ths snow surface underneath was a supportable sun crust from the last mini dryspell.

Incident

Number Carried
1