Front Range

Avalanche

ANDREW HELTZEL · Jan 19, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

Variable winter mix. Occasional snow showers, consistent cloud cover and wind gusts above treeline in the 30's. Temps around 15 degrees.

Snowpack

Wind loaded repeater path. Faceted snow as a base with 18" to 36" of newly wind deposited snow. Classic chalky surface, obvious signs of extreme wind loading and instability. Hasty pits showed no signs of cohesion between wind deposited snow and the faceted base.

Avalanche

Jones pass ESE facing 11,800' 2:15PM