Aspen
AvalancheNathan Baier · Mar 15, 2019 · Aspen
Weather
Sunny, cold early in the morning and warming by 10
Snowpack
Solar aspects wet. No collapsing or whumping.
Avalanche
Many avalanches ran during the historic cycle. Appears majority of these ran during the first of the three large loading events based on the amount of new snow on top of the debris. Most notable slides: North face of Justice went wall-to-wall, including the Pickle. Cleaver ran to the lower bench, likely over 3,000 ft. Two slide paths above the Bible Camp ran to the valley floor. Large crown was visible at the base of Chair Mountain. An unnamed knob appears to have produced a new avalanche path or greatly cleared out an existing avalanche path above Raspberry Creek on a NE aspect close to the valley bottom. The ridge running from Elk Mountains appears to have ran the entire length. We estimated over a mile wide. Large crowns visible in the Raggeds as well.