Front Range

Avalanche

patrick Donahue · Dec 8, 2015 · Front Range

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Weather

Partly Cloudy Sky with high winds averaging around 20 mph and strong gust. Wind was coming out of the WNW and was transporting all surface snow.

Snowpack

Location: Montgomery Bowl 40.5381N, -105.9021W elevation of 11080. Slope angle 21 aspect East. Near Tree line Snow total depth 66cm. STM Q2 on interface of depth hoar and Nov. Storm Slab. CTM Q3 same interface CT score 15. ECTN Q3 on same interface of large depth hoar. Snow pack below tree line was bottomless Facets.

Avalanche

none observed