Avalanche

Avalanche: Mt Raymond

Anna KeelingSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

NNE facing off East ridge of Raymond, 30-35 degrees, 8500 feet. We (unintentionally but not unexpectedly as there was already debris around from a previous skier triggered slide) triggered 2 slides - soft slab, 30cm deep, running on buried SH, they joined together to form a debris pile 100m wide and about 75m in length. My partner triggered the first near the ridge top on a slope approaching 35 degrees and I triggered the second beside, and 50 feet below, the 1st slide.

Slope angle is everything - the slope was mostly planar but the slightest rollover approaching 35 degrees was enough to tip the balance.