4 November 2010: More Paradise climax avalanches.

Here's a couple:


This one is on the south faces of Edith Ridge, above the Paradise River, "Bundy's Blunder" is on the left and Sluiskin Falls is off camera to the right.



This one is on the south-facing slopes of the "back bowl" on Mazama Ridge just to the left of the "9-1-1" run.

It looks like the 3 (Angel's Face as the 3rd) are all on southerly facing slopes with a heavy cover of blueberry bushes; it surprised me that adjacent rock/talus slopes had not slid.

... it surprised me that adjacent rock/talus slopes had not slid.

I agree, Andy,
I was just hiking over there a month or so ago (the same day that you saw Jeanette and Bonnie up on Skyline) scopeing out all those slopes and made note of how slick that rock looked along that aspect.
I guess it's pretty hard to outsmart mother nature, eh?

Very interesting photos, Andy!  The avy in the first shot is exactly what I call 'Bundy's'.  I've never seen it slide on that central ramp before, and that goes back to the 70's!  I used to consider that slope safe after a big dump...very sobering. :-[

Very interesting photos, Andy!  The avy in the first shot is exactly what I call 'Bundy's'.  I've never seen it slide on that central ramp before, and that goes back to the 70's!  I used to consider that slope safe after a big dump...very sobering.    :-[

I've always skied left of that slide and called that Bundy's and further to the left -UnBundy's. I've always avoided the slope that slide as it goes into a terrain trap-gullyish formation towards the bottom.
So that's True Bundy's .Learnt something, thanks Vogtski.
Great photos .... thanks.

I agree, Andy,
I was just hiking over there a month or so ago (the same day that you saw Jeanette and Bonnie up on Skyline) scopeing out all those slopes and made note of how slick that rock looked along that aspect.
I guess it's pretty hard to outsmart mother nature, eh?

except ... I set off avalanches with ski cuts above those rock faces in mid-winter and spring :-0

I've always skied left of that slide and called that Bundy's and further to the left -UnBundy's. I've always avoided the slope that slide as it goes into a terrain trap-gullyish formation towards the bottom.
So that's True Bundy's .Learnt something, thanks Vogtski.
Great photos .... thanks.

I think the terrain trap you are referring to is actually in the far left of the picture, obscured by trees in the foreground.