Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Scott Toepfer · Feb 1, 2016 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Snowing, but not really accumulating. South aspects getting scoured. Impressed with winds, especially since nearby Wx stations did not show much wind....But then again it is Peak 10, should expect nothing less than 25 mph.

Snowpack

Below TL new snow on south aspects was well bonded to old sun/MF crust NTL it was easy to see sign of scouring and drifting. Scouring off southerly, drifting onto northerly. This was much more obvious above TL

Avalanche

Touchy day. North and northeast aspects near and above treeline are suspect for large human triggered avalanches