Vail & Summit County
SnowpackKreston Rohrig · Jan 23, 2025 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Clear and cold but thankfully not too windy.
Snowpack
I dug on a northeast-facing slope at the upper end of below treeline and the lower end of near treeline and found similar results to what I've seen across the highway in the Gore Range. There was around 120cm of settled snow, with the snowpack split between the new slab formed since Christmas and the old rotten snow from Thanksgiving. The slab was still supportive to skis but was giving way to my boot, especially as I was digging. The slab was clearly faceting, and I had zero propagation in stability tests. On north and west-facing slopes lower down below the Bald Spot, I found even less snow and more facets.