Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Aidan Goldie · Feb 15, 2020 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

11k. Moderate wind speeds, 10-15 mph winds with 25mph gusts. Moderate blowing snow. Broken Clouds in the morning with overcast conditions in the afternoon. Skiing W-S aspects.

Snowpack

The story of today's snowpack is that is was severely affected by recent warming events. Significant sun crusts on all southern aspects. Snow is weak bellow these crust layers and have significant potential to pose problems during this next storm cycle. On eastern aspects, there is a significant wind slab layer.

Avalanche

Observed multiple avalanches on Easter, Southern, and Western Aspects.