Vail & Summit County
AvalancheKreston Rohrig · Apr 16, 2021 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Mostly overcast skies with a slight breeze at ridge top. Thankfully, winds were below the threshold for moving snow. A few flakes/small flurries lingering throughout the day.
Snowpack
The new snow seemed well bonded to old snow surfaces and showed very little signs of "slabbing" up. Even in a few deeper areas where snow from earlier in the week had drifted and snow from today topped a foot (very isolated features), the total accumulation was glued onto the old crusty surfaces. On north-facing slopes, just off the ridge, I found a slightly denser layer of snow sandwiched between the snow from today and the snow from Tues. It is not a layer of concern, but could be felt while skiing.
Avalanche
None observed