Aspen
AvalancheShane Edmonds · Jan 11, 2017 · Aspen
Weather
Day started out with ok visibility. Didn't take long for the snow to come in and started snowing hard rest of the day. Winds started picking up around 9,000', you could hear the winds up higher at ridge line. At the No Name Saddle wind was blowing very hard, sometimes making visibility less then 100'. Previous wind event in this area left 12-18" trees broke and numerous branches on the ground.
Snowpack
Top of monument slide path 9,000' H.S. 115 cm. Rain crust at 82 cm. Very moist snow at the bottom of the snow pack.
Avalanche
Carbonate slide path had an event on the 10th, not very big, NE bowl. On the morning of the 11th NE bowl of Carbonate had another event crown was wider and deeper went over into mill site slide path. Also noticed in the center of the NE bowl right at the ridge line maybe a cornice broke off and triggered a slide.