Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Jordan Zdanek · Mar 17, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Roughly 24°f during the time of the incident. Overcast with short windows of sun. Calm winds. NE aspect. 11,600 ft elevation. Incident occurred in the Vail Summit zone in the deer creek drainage.

Snowpack

Vail Summit zone. NE aspect, 11,600 elevation. New slightly consolidated snow from weekend storm.

Avalanche

Vail Summit zone, deer creek drainage. NE aspect, 11,600 elevation. Remote trigger. 2-3ft crown. Stepped down into older surface layers.