Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Barrett Langendoerfer · Feb 11, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny day, temps stayed cold all day, light winds.

Snowpack

6-8 inches new snow from yesterdays storm.

Avalanche

South Ptarmigan peeled off sometime in the last 24 hrs., unknown trigger, looked to have been during the storm on 2/10. Estimated as a HS-N-R2-D2-U. Southeast aspect, approx. 11,700ft. Could be cornice failure. Photos are attached.