Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

B MO · Feb 18, 2020 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny, warm, very little wind

Snowpack

6in of fresh

Avalanche

Was skinning up steep open west facing terrain around 35deg and remotely triggered a large destructive slide about 200ft below me at about 10800ft. Crown was 2ft deep and over 200ft wide, WSW aspect. It failed on a buried crust and ran about 600ft. I could hear the large heavy debris pile snapping trees. Estimating the size R2 D3??