Front Range

Avalanche

Kevin Lock · Feb 12, 2018 · Front Range

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Weather

~10" of new snow over the last 24 hours, clear and cold with temps ranging from 0-15 degrees.

Snowpack

New snow and wind loading was evident across the face of South Diamond with the storm on 2/10/18. No pits were dug on the faces where slides were observed due to lack of safe access.

Avalanche

Avalanches listed here were natural releases and observed the morning of 2/11/18. Multiple smaller crowns were identified in the trees on the south side of the face "tasters trees" at an elevation of ~11,000ft with the biggest possibly R2/D2. The larger R3/D2 slide in the gash with estimated crown elevation of 11,300ft and ran to the bench.