Aspen

Avalanche

Maurice Kervin · Nov 11, 2020 · Aspen

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Weather

Location and aspect in area description at approximately 11,800'. Sunny, cool in the shade warm in the sun.

Snowpack

Shallow. Thick wind slab with soft snow under on top. Shallow pow and warmwet snow below.

Avalanche

Rider triggered on mentioned aspect and elevation. Rider rode the ridge making hard turns on the upper week point of the wind slab and trigger the slide staying above it on the ridge the rider made it down unharmed and unburied.