Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Wil Rickards · Mar 30, 2017 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Snowing! At last.

Snowpack

5" of new snow on a wet but consolidated pack. The old layers are still there but are becoming more solidified. Did not get any release with a compression test. Shovel shear test only pulled out at the bottom and without a shear. Skiing was good on Northerly slopes and fair on other aspects prior to the sun coming back out and baking a crust.

Avalanche

Some wet releases off rocks on south facing slopes.