Grand Mesa

Avalanche

Dennis Lytle · Jan 24, 2019 · Grand Mesa

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Weather

Cloudy with some sun East of Powderhorn 345 degree NE 9500 feet

Snowpack

135 cm depth CT 5 compacted the 12 cm of fresh from last 24 hr storm 15 created failure 55cm down. Total new snow this wee is equal to the 55cm. Bottom 80cm was stable after full ct and ect.

Avalanche

n/a We were able to create some sluff slides into nearby ravines that ran less than 100ft and had us cutting to the ground on steeper aspects. Below 9000 feet the snow was considerably lower in depth.