Avalanche

Avalanche: Cardiff Bowl

MarkSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
34°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
10 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Party of 3 out for a tour, low visibility day, ended up turning around and heading down upon reaching Cardiff Pass. Snowing/ graupeling pretty good the whole time we were out there with moderate winds. On the way down put a ski cut in on a steep rollover, ski cut easily popped out a 4" wind slab (SS.ASc.R1.D1) which propagated out within the rest of the small bowl and ran around 150'.