Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

M Brooks · Feb 17, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

clear skies, temps in mid teens, winds currently ~20mph out of the W and were gusting to ~40mph overnight out of the W measured at Copper PHQ

Snowpack

This area has been observed consistently being loaded by SW winds over the past week.

Avalanche

HS-N-R2-D2-O/G NE aspect ~35° ~12400ft Multiple small slides on this face as well Just above this area closer to Pacific is another small natural slide off of the ridgeline