Observer Name
Brady e
Observation Date
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Avalanche Date
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Raymond Peak
Location Name or Route
Mt. Raymond
Elevation
9,800'
Aspect
East
Trigger
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Depth
18"
Width
30'
Comments
Hiking up the ridgeline on Mt. Raymond today we experienced multiple collapses and cracking on the sensitive wind slabs that formed from last nights wind.
The first chute remote triggered from 30' cracking about 30' across but did not slide.
The second chute remote triggered from 50', shooting up the slope, thru the wind slab, and and breaking most of the path, sliding down to bed surface about 400'. The crown varied from 12"-24"
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