Front Range

Avalanche

blase reardon · Dec 30, 2016 · Front Range

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Weather

Few clouds. Breezy at times but no sustained wind. Previous blowing snow. Warm in sun.

Snowpack

NE facing BTL: HS 75-85 cm. Near surface snow NSF or decomposing fragments. F hard. Moist in sun. 1F - midpack slab over 10-20 cm basal facets. No cracking Or collapsing. Slab seems to be faceting but still supportable. NTL E facing wind dappled or crusted. Moist and refreezing as temps dropped. No whumpfing. ATL: lots of bare ground w harddrifts and slabs in protected areas. Few, if any, could produce slides bigger than D2-2.5.

Avalanche

Only old, filled in crowns BTL.