Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Barrett Langendoerfer · Mar 6, 2019 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Temps mid 20's, sunny am, increasing clouds. Winds 10-15 W. Aspect NE-W-S. Elevation 11,500 -11,800ft.

Snowpack

Snow cycle 2/28-3/4. 35-40 inches total accumulation. Winds 15-20 W avg thru cycle, some gusts to 40. Interesting loading patterns here as we do not recall seeing previous avalanche activity in these areas.

Avalanche

Seen on morning of 3/5, several slides running in previous 24-48hrs (best estimate). Aspect NE-W-S. Elevation 11,500 -11,800ft. Not repeat offenders. We do not recall seeing these paths run before. Photo from phone.