Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Rob Hunker · Feb 9, 2012 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

1230 hrs; obs, S1, 28 degrees, 78% rh, SSW@7

Snowpack

HS 22", HN 2", storm board cleared, Test pit: HS 33"; basal depth hoar cohesionless and very weak, fist; midpack "almost slab" low density soft and weak, 4Fingers; depth hoar collapse while isolating a column; with a very careful cut column failure to ground with 2 taps; Avalanches to ground likely with 12" on the storm board in a 24 hrs period.