Vail & Summit County
AvalancheAnonymous · Jan 29, 2021 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
1/29/2021 Mostly clear skies with high clouds Heavy winds out of the South 26°F at TH at 6:30am
Snowpack
1/27/2021 4-6 in of fresh,skin track was barely visible near and ATL 1/28/2021 0 new snow,skin track was clearly visible near and ATL 1/29/2021 Fresh wind loaded slabs were visible during ascent near and ATL Skin track was partially filled in once on North Caldera Ridge proper Old tracks ATL were clearly visible and the undisturbed snow was being eroded while old tracks were firmly frozen in place Surprisingly the alpine skied fairly well (wind ripple) considering the wind effect. BTL skied very well still. Mostly impenetrable but occasionally would punch through the quasi bridge layer and hit hollow facets below to the ground
Avalanche
2of the 3 NFacing couloirs in the Caldera(ATL) had fresh debris that was not there on 1/28/2021 Notable characteristics: The eastern most couloir did not release The crowns were located around the choke points Start zones were left with hangfire