Front Range

Avalanche

Anonymous · Mar 30, 2017 · Front Range

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Weather

windy, partly cloudy, N to NE, 10,300 ft.

Snowpack

storm or wind slab, N to NE, 10,300 ft.

Avalanche

My partner and I were approaching Hallett Peak to do a rock climb. We were hiking up a short slope on the SE side of the lake. The aspect was N or NE and the elevation was 10,300 or so. A slab broke and carried us both about 100 feet. I stayed on the surface but my partner was partially buried and I had to dig him out. The crown appeared to be about a foot deep. In addition to this slab avalanche, evidence of numerous loose wet avalanches was present on south facing slopes, like Dragon's Tail couloir.