Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Kirstin Nelson · Dec 3, 2016 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Weather was pleasant around 10,500-11,200 when the sun was present and quickly cooled off as the cloud cover increased and wind picked up throughout the afternoon. Generally winds were light from the W to NW.

Snowpack

Shallow. We toured around looking to find areas with deeper snow to dig and look around and had a hard time finding much more than 30cm of snow anywhere. Basal Facets bottom 3cm on SW aspect at 11,200 with CTE SC @ 3cm from ground. Not much of a cohesive slab resting on facets, easily breaks apart in your hands.