Aspen
AvalancheAnonymous · Jan 30, 2021 · Aspen
Weather
Snowing Huntsman's, north aspect Below treeline (9000 ft)
Snowpack
5 to 10 fresh, broke down to ground. Looked like 2 to 3 feet soft layer on 1 1/2 feet of sugar
Avalanche
Avalanche propagated across upper open face after riders already rode face and cut back onto main ridge. Riders never noticed slide. Rode to bottom of ridge and dust cloud in skier's left gulley passed us. No settling on any other clues. Same slope had tracks over pass two weekends. Not from us. Think it slide down skier's left gulley for about 900 vertical. Pics from our second lap as we wanted to know why it slid.