Aspen

Avalanche

Angus Morrison · Mar 21, 2020

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Weather

Temps in the low 30’s and the high about the same. Light to no wind out of the north. Sky obscured for most of the day with light snow continuing throughout the day.

Snowpack

Total depth @ 10,5k feet 197cm, total new snow 45cmc bonded well to crust.

Avalanche

Several storm slabs observed on E and NE aspects up to 300’ wide and around 1 foot deep D1. Looked to have ran on mid storm density change. Med/Lg sized sloughs encountered in terrain over 35 degrees.