Vail & Summit County
AvalancheScott Grabham · Dec 10, 2016 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Warming trend with party cloudy skies this morning with a large wind increase. Unfortunately, the patrol weather station is down on the Summit of Peak 8. Wind estimates are 40 mph average and gusts over 65 mph. Rh felt like it was dropping.
Snowpack
Early season conditions on the Ten Mile Range. No research from the witnessed slide area.
Avalanche
Rapture 12,550', E, 33 degrees Felicity 12,550',NE, 38 degrees Echo 12,500', NE, 42 degrees Behold 12,500, NE, 45 degrees All appeared to slide to ground or near it and happened within a few hours of each other. All were HS-N-R1.5D1.5-G