Front Range

Avalanche

Anonymous · Mar 31, 2018 · Front Range

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Weather

Wind loading on east aspects with winds at 30+ mph on ridgelines.

Snowpack

Wind loading on east aspect at 12,000ft in area above XYZ chutes.

Avalanche

East facing aspect in bowl above XYZ chutes. Did not see avalanche event, but saw the terrain prior to event and after. Prior to event there were thee skiers in avalanche path and after it released there were three skiers at the bottom of the debris field (see photo). Released at ~12,000ft right below cornice. Apparent skier triggered avalanche with propagation to the south. Cannot confirm if skiers were caught in this avalanche, but there is a high likelihood of this being the case given that there were three skiers at the bottom of the debris field for approximately 30 minutes following the avalanche.