Observer Name
Brian Muller, Mark Pugliese
Observation Date
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Avalanche Date
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Fork » Cardiac Bowl
Location Name or Route
Cardiac Bowl
Elevation
11,000'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Unknown
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
Unknown


Comments
I scoured through and didn't find this avalanche listed, even though it likely occurred during the previous storm. I wanted to catalog it so we can be aware for repeaters later in the season. It certainly appears to have failed on the Persistent Weak Layer facets and was quite large in width. It was hard to see how deep it was as it seems to have mostly reloaded with the winds over the past couple of days. I included a picture of the approximate outline, and the other picture of the original
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