Valanga

Richmond Mountain

Zach SauerGunnison
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Quick report

Traveled up into Baxter Basin, and skied Richmond. Found a weak top layer of the snowpack, that sluffed easily but was very shallow. Most rocky areas had both wet and dry point releases in the basin as well. Minimal cornices along the Richmond Ridgeline, and a strong snowpack at ~12,400 ft on an East Aspect. Some small surface hoar was present on all snow surfaces in the basin.

Avalanche

Numerous sluffs in the main couloir on the east face of Richmond, as well as numerous point releases below rock bands on north and east aspects in Baxter Basin