Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

A couple large avalanches ran during the day 1/7/21 off the east end of Tucker Mountain (Iron Mask and adjacent path). Suspect these ran naturally given their start zones just below ridgetop on SE and E aspects (leeward to recent NW winds) and 2 smaller avalanches that ran on SE aspect off the NE Ridge of nearby Jacque Peak. Perhaps they were triggered by explosives given their proximity to Copper Ski Area and their position above the mine infrastructure.