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Avalanche

Andrew Breibart · Apr 14, 2019 · Aspen

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Weather

Saturday; Raspberry Peak-variable cloud cover-obscured clouds to few cloudes. light winds on the ridge with snow transport but no loading. Warming trend as day progressed. Sunday: Mt. Justice-Obstructed skies giving way to few clouds. light winds on the ridge with no snow transport. warming trend as day progressed.

Snowpack

Saturday: 2-4 inches of new snow within 24 hours and 6 in favorable areas. Sunday: 2-6 inches of snow within 48 hours from. Very supportive winter snow-NTL becoming heavier with drop in elevation. Same holds for Saturday's tour. Snow transitioned to spring like at lower elevations of BTL.

Avalanche

Sunday: on NE/E aspects each of 4 skiers triggered multiple WL-R0.5-D0.5 slides. Easy to manage on terrain <=30<=40 degrees on concave, convex, and linear slopes. Obseved WL slides throughout the area near Marble Bowl