Front Range

Avalanche

Will Howard · Jan 21, 2019 · Front Range

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Weather

Sunny, westerly winds ~10 mph.

Snowpack

Failure in the top layer wind slab. Failure roughly 40 cm down, with rapid and wide propagation. Q1 shear on a smooth bed surface

Avalanche

ESE aspect, 11,200' elevation, ~45 degree slope angle.