Avalanche: Reynolds East Face

Set off this slide ski cutting the East Face of Reynolds. Upon entering the slope for a ski cut, I quickly realized the slab was a lot stiffer than I had expected. The slab broke out and I was carried approx 60ft down slope. Thankfully I was able to carry my momentum from my ski cut across the slope and exited off the top of the slab at the classic 45d angle.

Additional photo from P. Diegel who found this slide late in the afternoon. This photo shows wind erosion and subsequent deposition where the avalanche released. The way to tell wind direction is that the "scallops" tend to point into the wind.