Aspen

Avalanche

Paul Davis · Nov 22, 2019 · Aspen

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Weather

27 degrees and snowing heavily east facing 35 degree slope

Snowpack

2 feet of storm snow on top of a small gropel layer at the interface between new and old snow

Avalanche

Small crown 2-5 inches in the storm snow that ran 250-300 feet. Stepped down deeper into storm snow: propagated 10 feet across after I dropped in, was able to ski out. Slide ran to the right and trended towards the center of the bowl. Slide stopped 3/4 of the way down