Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Duke Barlow · Feb 11, 2016 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Few clouds, Moderate- strong west winds, ~25 deg. F. No windloading at ridgetops.

Snowpack

Reactive (CTE, Q1) NSF layer 5-10 cm down. Multiple, unreactive, thin faceted layers midpack (possibly decomposing SH @ 60 cm down). Well-developed depth hoar (6mm) at ground produced a Q1 failure. Not warm enough at 11,000' + to see signs of loose activity.

Avalanche

HS-SE-N-R3-D2.5 in Number 2 chute, South side of Peak 10, perhaps a week old.