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Avalanche: Cardiac Bowl

Observer Name
Anonymous
Observation Date
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Cardiac Bowl
Location Name or Route
Cardiac Bowl
Elevation
10,500'
Aspect
Northeast
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
6"
Width
30'
Comments
Ski cutting skier's left side cardiac bowl early on 11/26, before most of the precip arrived.
Some small cracking on up-skin, localized to right around the skis. No movement.
Was able to trigger this one superficial, soft slab, right along the rocks at the top of the slope, which propagated across path and ran about 40ft, but did not step down into any layers below.
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