Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Brent Herring · Jan 23, 2022 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

5 deg to 35 deg; bluebird and calm

Snowpack

Variable. Faceted, punchy snowpack at ridgetop. Pockets of wind loading beneath ridgeline on SE aspects. Minor, shallow cracking but not especially reactive. Down ridge ATL, soft on top, supportable beneath and thin.

Avalanche

Observed an old slide with a deep, wide crown on what appeared to be the whole NE face of Snow Peak. R3/D3?