Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Joe Szasz · Apr 5, 2017 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Clear -Cold in the morning but warming rapidly by mid day.

Snowpack

8" across the usually wind blown areas. 8" of storm snow over crust.

Avalanche

At about 11am Skier A dropped East off of the Bald Spot. Triggering a slide but skiing out to the trees. Skier B dropped in with a similar line and triggered a slide that swept him through the narrow part of the path. After a few seconds he also skied out.