Aspen

Avalanche

Blase Reardon · Dec 22, 2013 · Aspen

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Weather

11300', winds calm to light, northerly, skies obscured with intermittent fog during day. Snow showers S-1 with HN8 cm very low density snow during afternoon and HST 20-30 cm, also low density.

Snowpack

20-30 cm low density storm snow on supportable crust or consolidated older snow.

Avalanche

From distance, saw one slide off ridge btwn Yule and Raspberry Ck about R2D1.5-2 (couldn't see debris). Started right at ridgeline; may have been natural or triggered by cornice drop. Couldn't tell if HS or SS. Appeared to be 50 cm deep - 12/3 SH? windloading? Crown widened midslope. Appeared to be >35* slope.