Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 18 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Avalanche Type
- Dry Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3231 m
Travel was from LCC to Cardiff Fork. Pretty heinous travel conditions with the CERC (Christmas Eve Rain Crust). Several dry-loose natural avalanches occurred on the steeper upper head walls of Cardiac Ridge on 12/27, which failed on new snow/CERC interface and ran the length of the apron.