Front Range

Avalanche

Max Buchsbaum · Feb 19, 2022 · Front Range

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Weather

~8:30 to ~9:30 am — ~10 degrees Fahrenheit at Berthoud Pass; Clouds Blowing over Summit; Intermittent Sun Between Pass and Treeline; Calm at Pass, Light Winds at Treeline. ~10 am to ~1:30 pm — ~20 degrees F at Pass; Consistent Sun at all Elevations; Light Winds at Pass, Moderate Winds at Treeline, High Winds at Summit.

Snowpack

Alpine — Snow Cover too Thin to Ski (<3 inches) Timberline to Alpine — Snow Cover Thin but Skiable, Snow Depth and Quality Highly Variable; Thin, Soft, Wind Slabs Possibly Beginning to Form on Cross-Loaded Features (Very Low Confidence); Lots of Soft Sastrugi Pass to Timberline — Good Snow Cover, 4-8 Inches of Dry Powder Present Where not Skied Off; Surface Hoar Present, Especially in Morning

Avalanche

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