Vail & Summit County
AvalancheAnonymous · Feb 13, 2018 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
NE facing bowl East of Little French, West of the south fork of the Swan around 12k feet. Snowing 1/4 to 1/2 inch per hour,
Snowpack
6-8 inches of recent snow with areas of significant wind loading
Avalanche
Remote triggered from 1/4 of a mile away on a gladed 27-28 degree slope. Cracks developed underfoot and appeared to have propagated. R2.5 D2.5 slide broke to the ground. Crown depth 2 - 5 feet, roughly 250ft across it ran 600ft or so.