I was traversing the ridge above Catcher's Mitt to access High Pockets when I triggered a very large avalanche that pulled down a large portion of Catcher's Mitt and ran 75% of the distance down East Kessler (around 1800'). Two parties were skinning up East Kessler (one of the parties whom I'm friends with and had them on radio), so we were able to confirm quickly that nobody had been caught, as the slide did cross the skin track.

This slide was 2'-3' deep and ran on the dust layer that was mentioned in today's avalanche forecast as a potential weak layer. Having not seen any instability on due north or westerly slopes, I'll admit I was shocked to trigger something so large and potentially deadly today. We got a free lesson today and it's back to low angle terrain for me the rest of the weekend.

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