Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Ron Simenhois · Jan 27, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

A high pressure day with mostly clear skies, light west winds, temperatures in the upper teens.

Snowpack

Below and at TL, on SE aspect, the snowpack was weak, faceted, and unconsolidated. However, it lacks a slab to become reactive. Above TL on east aspect, the snowpack is more complex and reactive around rocks. We triggered a whumpf on a section of the slope that is somewhat isolated by rocks. On open slopes closer to ridge top (~12K), the snowpack became more supportive, stable and ECT transitioned from ECTP to ECTNs. See snowpit from whumpf location for more details.