Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiac Ridge

TalleySalt Lake
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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.