Front Range

Avalanche

Ian Fowler · Mar 20, 2017 · Front Range

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Weather

Top of the apron SE 10600 air temp 2C at 1130 Skies broken increasing to overcast by 1pm. Light flurries in the PM. West Wind Moderate

Snowpack

10600ft 1130am SE Ts-1 T20-4 Ice crust 30cm down. Water had still only affected the top 10-15cm. Reasonable freeze at 10,000ft

Avalanche

Loose wet D1 that started at the Y split towards the top of the Dragons tail, approx 11400ft and ran down to 10400ft. At the widest 15ft but only entrained the top 5-10cm of snow.