Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiff Peak

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
213 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Skier remotely triggered a slide on a west-northwest facing slope labeled as Cardiff/Hellgate (photo and snowpit) that failed on buried facets.