Front Range

Avalanche

Ryan Zarter · Mar 11, 2018 · Front Range

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Weather

Relatively clear skies and calm winds. Temps climbed to near freezing at Berthoud Pass weather station during the course of the day.

Snowpack

N aspect snowpack consisted of new snow on a generally weak slab on basal facets. See attached snow pit profile for details. At lower elevations, the snow surface on S aspects was starting to get moist with a little bit of glop on the skins.

Avalanche

Several very small loose avalanches on S and E aspects, particularly out of the road banks lower down on the W side of the pass. A few very small dry loose avalanches out of rocks on N aspect along the aqueduct.