Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Troy Sitton ยท Dec 22, 2022

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Weather

Cold, blowing snow. -5 really low wind chill. Mid afternoon

Snowpack

Very large cornice anywhere from 8 foot crown down to two secondary slides that where lower in the slope with about a foot crown in persistent slab. Was reported Thursday afternoon by skier across the interstate. I took pictures and made observations on friday

Avalanche

R2 D2 to the ground, ripped out small trees. East facing 11,500 at or above treeline