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Avalanche

Graham Kane · Mar 31, 2019 · Aspen

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Weather

@1222 12,333 Feet between Ashcroft Men and Gold Hill on Richmond Hill Road (13S 0348374E,4323176N) Tair 25.5ËšF, TSurf -5.0ËšC, Light Wind @ NW, -OVC, intermittent S-1.

Snowpack

HS at my Wx abs above was 220cm. Did not dig. Surface is wind textured with some recent MF crusts forming on more solar slopes. Probing reveals stiff over softer in m most areas with ~30-70cm of softer snow at the base of a ~200cm snowpack.

Avalanche

One recent SS-U (N?)-R2-D2-O on the BE aspect of MacArthur unknown age, but appears to be only 2-3 days old max, and could be wet cycle related from high ambient temps on ~20190328. Loc. 13S 0346993E, 4325270N. Other older activity also visible on the north side of Ashcroft Mtn, and one picture of the large slide area on Conundrum Ridge (early March cycle) included as well.