Front Range
AvalancheAnonymous · Nov 21, 2015 · Front Range
Weather
North Facing Aspect of Mines 2 Strong Winds blowing snow, cross loading the face from west to east, at about 12,000ft
Snowpack
Firm, wind affected snow, hard slab layer above weaker bottom layer
Avalanche
This slide was remote triggered by two skiers who were waiting to drop in. The other split-boarder had already dropped and was skiing toward the trees in the center between the two gullies, As remote fracturing occurred the split boarder traversed, riders right as fast as possible into the trees. No one was caught in this avalanche. The crown was around 110yards with depth ranging from 2 to four feet by my estimation. The avalanche ran the full length of the gully below, making substantial debris piles