Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Paul Schmidt · Jan 21, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Time-13:45, BTL - just off the trail, Asp.-WSW, Elev-~11,000', Sky-SCT, Precip-NO, Wind-M/SW, BlowSno-None, HS-60cm, BootPen-20cm By the time we left the area at about 15:30, clouds and wind had increased significantly and the temps had also dropped rapidly. Some very light precip was also observed.

Snowpack

NTL - just off the trail in widely spaced trees. Asp.-W, Elev-11,200' HS-80cm, consistent sudden results were observed in every pit down 60cm on the basal facet/depth hoar layer. Easy CT scores and a ECTP8.

Avalanche

None Obs.