Aspen

Avalanche

blase reardon · Mar 22, 2015 · Aspen

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Weather

Clear skies in AM going to scattered by mid-afternoon. Upper 20s at trailhead in AM; mid-50s early PM. Calm to light variable breezes.

Snowpack

BTL: patchy; frozen and supportable on boots in AM. Not so much by early afternoon. NTL: 20+ cm MF crust that was supportable on skis the whole time we were up there. Didn't encounter any trap door/ unsupportable snow. Shady NTL: dry, near-surface facets.

Avalanche

Several fresh-looking wet snow avalanches suggest danger peaking later in afternoon. 2 older crowns on ENE & NE facing slopes at/just below ridgelines. Approx. R3D2. Likely ran during early March cycle.