Aspen

Avalanche

Brandon Levy · May 20, 2024 · Aspen

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Weather

Skies were clear early this morning and by late morning there were a few clouds and increasing. Light westerly wind was already increasing by 0830 with moderate gusts. The temperature was warm and hovering around freexing early this morning and above freezing by that 0830 mark.

Snowpack

Previous cracking observed along with reports of collpasing over the weekend

Avalanche

Small wet slabs and small loose wet avalanches occurred over the weekend (5/17 to 5/19) In the West and East Roaring Fork Avalanche Areas above SH82