Front Range

Avalanche

Austin Finnell · Feb 1, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

2:08 pm, no precipitation, warming event roughly 30 deg Fahrenheit, scattered clouds, strong sun throughout touring since 9am, moderate winds through with strong gusts out of west

Snowpack

S SE aspect, 60-80cm, heavier surface snow near surface of snowpack due to mid day heat, on top of weak rotten facet layer

Avalanche

1 x R3D2, persistent slab, skier (skinning) triggered, est. 80cm deep x 35m wide crown, ran on Feb 1 at approx 2:08pm, length 300m vert, stopped end of path slope and tree/bench, no other activity in area, skier quickly escaped 10m to side of slide path