Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

James Knudtsen · Jan 29, 2020 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Calm, partly cloudy little no wind

Snowpack

No formal snow pack observations. Pole pits throughout the zone showed about 6 inches of new snow we’ll bonded to a harder layer below with evidence of faceting below the hard layer

Avalanche

Two small avalanches that occurred sometime before we arrived at the trailhead. SW aspect