Front Range

Avalanche

Eli Helmuth · Dec 22, 2014 · Front Range

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Weather

Snowing >2"/hr., obscured visibility. Temp. 30F, winds strong on ridges, moderate in this tree'd zone @10k, east aspect.

Snowpack

Average 1.5m snowpack in this zone, F-4F layering top to bottom. East aspect <TL snowpack @10k.

Avalanche

On our AIARE L1 Course, we intentionally ski cut and released two R3 D1 soft slabs of 25cm depth on unsupported >35 degree terrain, releasing within the new snow or on facets above a MF crust on these E aspect slopes at approx. 10,000'.