Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Tim Zander · Jan 16, 2022 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Windy, sunny. 12000ft. Blue lakes, south aspect or flat mostly

Snowpack

12000ft to 13000ft. Blue lakes drainage to Fletcher and quandary saddle. Much sastrugi, much bare rocks. Some soft snow on top of sastrugi

Avalanche

2 different R4 D3(shallow crown, very wide propagation, ran to valley bottom) mostly NE and E with some propagating to ESE. Some more isolated R3 in tighter couloirs that didn't run as far.