Aspen

Avalanche

Dylan Craaybeek · May 30, 2025 · Aspen

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Weather

Cool, calm morning quickly warming up after sunrise to a hot, mostly clear, calm day with a light breeze on the ridgeline.

Snowpack

Homogenous melt forms with a refrozen surface down about 15cm from the previous night. The snow surface started melting around 7 a.m. and remained stable until about 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Avalanche

Observed countless small Loose Wet avalanches and a few notable Wet Slabs that likely occurred within the last few days. One Wet Slab, the largest one i saw, was most likely triggered by a cornice fall.