Originally Posted By skcreidc
Tom D, you are absolutely right! I saw that video too and it was on a fairly low slope. This is not a normal year in many respects.


From what I have read, the ideal angle for an avalanche is anywhere between 25-55 degrees; some organizations say 25 to 45, others 35-55 so it's somewhere in that range-
http://avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html. That is why some compasses have an inclinometer built into them. My Suunto MC-2G has one.
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