Front Range

Avalanche

Drew Thayer · Jan 14, 2018 · Front Range

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Weather

Sunny, light wind, 20s Fahrenheit.

Snowpack

We could not assess the snowpack across the valley but it was certainly wind-loaded as it was an east-facing convex rollover.

Avalanche

The avalanche that we saw catch the skier (right of two in picture) broke near the convexity, near exposed rocks, and propagated roughly 1/4 mile (rough estimate from a mile away).