Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Curtis Heishman · Jan 2, 2014 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny, windy, temperatures in 20's at treeline.

Snowpack

Wind Packed slab on Southeast face near top of treeline. 11,650 feet elevation Gully facing South wrapping around to Northeast.

Avalanche

11,650 feet elevation. Took a deep turn to the left in wind packed snow that whoompfed and caused slide approximately 15 yards to the right of that turn. The entire gully with different aspects around it slid, but the snow that caused the avalanche came from Southeast wind packed conditions. No crack visible between the ski turn and the crown.