Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Kreston Rohrig · Dec 22, 2024 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Mostly clear and calm, with clouds building to the east.

Snowpack

Weak from top to bottom with no slab left intact. I dug a quick pit in a small drifted area on an east-facing slope to see how a new slab would react. I had an ECTP11 which shows how easy it will be to trigger an avalanche once a new slab forms.

Avalanche

I intentionally triggered a series of Loose Dry avalanches on a steep north-facing slope that had previously slid. These gained mass and speed as they entrained more snow moving downhill.