Front Range

Avalanche

Anonymous · Dec 19, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

Light snow and heavy wind. Difficult visibility. Estimated to be at roughly 12,000 feet elevation.

Snowpack

Heavy top layer, wind blown with very unstable sugar like snow underneath. Northwest facing. 28-35 degree slope.

Avalanche

Persistent slab avalanche. 2 foot slab that triggered half of one chute and all of another face.