Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

john morrone · Dec 3, 2014 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

partly cloudy (BKN), 10 - 15 mph breeze from wsw, 30- 32 F. sun melt on exposed slopes. no precip, no blo snow

Snowpack

90 cm HS wet snow (SH degrading) surface 10 cm 1F thin burried facet layer @80 80-70 10cm 1F, 70-45 4F 45-25 pencil 25 DH basal facets CT: CT17Q1SP @ 80, CT17-18Q2 @ground

Avalanche

a few old remnants on steep SE-E -NE slopes near ridgetops, generally below cornices