Front Range

Avalanche

Mikasi Chapman · Jan 31, 2022 · Front Range

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Weather

East aspect Caribou Glade Decent 10,800 ft. Clear, light winds, no precipitation, below 32 degrees F.

Snowpack

East aspect Caribou Glade Decent 10,800 ft. Heavy Powder, wind loading on leeward slopes with significant drifts forming. Did not dig a pit.

Avalanche

East aspect Caribou Glade Decent 10,800 ft. Remote trigger from 20 meters over. Shooting cracks to two 10 meter slides. Slides were observed from in the trees in the open meadow to the North.