Vail & Summit County
SnowpackScott Toepfer · Apr 22, 2011 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Big story was wind. Next up, cold. I had 2" Hn24 @ .15 Hw. Skies stayed pretty much broken all day, later this afternoon it looks like we got to scattered. But those winds, oh-boy
Snowpack
Fresh wind slab 1-3 feet deep becoming hard slab. The ridge top winds were pretty much due west, but there was some significant cross loading along the east side of the range above treeline. Loading from north and loading from the south, lots of vertically running wind rolls. Cornices are getting REALLY BIG. Limited cracking and no collapse. No signs of recent activity. Tho visibility was fairly fuzzy/limited.