Front Range

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 19, 2019 · Front Range

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Weather

11,300, East face, below N Diamond. Overcast - then /OVC/Obscured and light snow in the afternoon. Visibility decreased throughout the day. Moderate W wind prevalent all day. temps around 12-15 F. Definite plumes of snow at ridge top. Main face of S. Diamond had clear wind effect.

Snowpack

ECT24P at 100 cm (total HS 160cm)

Avalanche

Saw three small D1 avalanches about 1 km further north on the ridge. Above TL around 11, 200, East aspect. They ran just below ridge top and one appeared to have been triggered from small cornice collapse. These were smaller wind slabs, crown heights in 30 cm or less range (difficult to tell as it was from a distance).