Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

kevin soller · Feb 8, 2020 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny, temp in the mid 30s

Snowpack

Soft slab. Powder, starting to get sun effected

Avalanche

South facing, D2. Crown from 1'-3'. 60-80' wide, ran a few hundred feet. Didn't probe depth on debris as I didn't feel safe with there still being a few pockets of hang fire.. saw the 2 tracks far skiers left. Couldn't believe someone skied that face, so decided to descend into an area I felt safe to dig a pit just to see layers on the same pitch. As I was pulling out my gear, that thing propagated about 50-70 feet downhill and skiers left from my location.