Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Dan Scannura · Dec 18, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny, calm, cold. Was 6º at the car but felt warm in the sun. 12,300 Feet, NE Chutes / Face

Snowpack

6-12" Fresh storm snow on top of weak faceted layer. E and SE aspects had varying crust layers below 3-6" of storm snow.

Avalanche

We were skinning up the ridge planning to ski SE slopes. In first image you can see fracture from just a few feet away from out skin track. Remote trigger that propagated up the slope and around the NE facing chute in this area. 12,300 Feet, NE Chutes / Face of Peak 1. Estimate R3D2 No skier involved