Vail & Summit County
AvalancheJamie Baker · Feb 15, 2014 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Overnight Low 22 degrees F, winds W 20-30 G 70, 3.5" new at 11.7%. Top of Copper Bowl above treeline.
Snowpack
E Aspect at and above treeline in Diamond Face, Iron Mask, and Fremont 1. We have shot these slide paths multiple times. On January 6th Diamond Face, Fremont 1, and Iron Mask all slid on 1 shot in Diamond Face with a bed surface of depth hoar and ground. Since then all slide paths have refilled, had multiple surface hoar events, and have been shot. Diamond Face and Fremont 1 were open for 2 days with approx 100 skiers. Iron Mask is outside our current ski area boundary. It runs into Climax Mine property.
Avalanche
Between 2 pm on 2/14/14 and 8 am on 2/15/15 Diamond Face, Fremont 1, Fremont 1.5, and Iron Mask all ran naturally. Diamond Face- N-R1-D2-HS-O/G Fremont 1- N-R1-D2-SS-O/G Fremont 1.5- N-R4-D3-HS/SS-O/G This is a new trim line. Iron Mask- N-R4-D4-HS-O/G