Front Range

Avalanche

Jared Trouillot · Mar 23, 2025 · Front Range

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Weather

Mod Winds form W - NW w/ High Gusts, blowing snow - continued loading and increased loading as day progressed. Temps below freezing. With Broken to Scattered load coverage, no precipitation.

Snowpack

New storm/ wind loading from yesterday, with continued loading from wind today. Soft, powder conditions.

Avalanche

Rider began in tracks of previous rider, and then took alternate route around prominent rock, and then cut under the rock across the whole chute to above the “crumb hold” shallower part of the slope, where a turn later triggered, and propagated up hill of the rider. The rider was able to stay on top of the snow as they were carried down, and were able to self rescue once the slide came to a stop.