Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Jason Konigsberg · Dec 28, 2017 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Winds were howling out of the west yet again. Somehow the wind is still finding snow to move even with bare westerly slopes. The wind loading isn't significant but may be enough to contribute to cornice failure.

Snowpack

The snowpack structure has not changed over the last few days. The structure is poor and will remain poor for some time. Collapsing and cracking has decreased significantly and ECTs are producing mostly moderate results instead of easy results. I did have a few small collapses but not the thundering collapsed that were reported immediately following the storm.

Avalanche

The east-facing slope of Bald Mountain showed evidence of a few large natural avalanches. One of the larger avalanches looked fairly recent.