Avalanche

Avalanche: Red Baldy

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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
10 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

North face of Red Baldy had signs of wind loading along the ridgeline. We knocked down multiple cornices to test the slope stability without any results. Prior to dropping in I did a high ski cut just below the ridge as another precaution. A small slab of wind deposited snow slid. Glad we didn't just point and go. I apologize the pictures are not that great.