Front Range

Avalanche

Nick D'Hulster · Dec 18, 2021 · Front Range

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Weather

700ft under continental divide ridge. ENE 11600 17F light wind. Clear sky

Snowpack

ENE HS60-70cm 11600’ 12:17

Avalanche

ENE AS WS D1 R1 11600’ Broke @ 30cm freeze crust facets Total run out was about 600’ long from crown about 50’ across@ widest point Average Angle was 30-32 degrees Remote triggered while skinning across the bottom. Skier moved across a rock at the bottom which triggered the whole wall’s wind slab to break. * very soft Unconsolidated debris pile* largest chunks about 1 foot squares but about 30cm thick