Aspen

Avalanche

blase reardon · Mar 4, 2014 · Aspen

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Weather

A few brief periods of gusty winds below treeline in AM, then calm. Partly cloudy skies going to broken by midday as lowering,gray clouds moved in from W.

Snowpack

3-4 mm SH at surface above ~11000', with 7 cm F-hard snow below that. Thin temp crust on sunny slopes < ~11000'; cold, dry snow on shaded slopes. 20 cm 4F DF, 30 cm RG 4F--> 1F at base. MF crust below that.

Avalanche

See 3-3-14 report for added details on large natural slides that occurred over the weekend. Crowns looked 2-3 feet deep, and slides in No Name broke wide - linked two bowls. Additional slide mid bowl in S-most bowl. Slide in Marble Bowl pulled out steep gully sides as it ran, adding debris and allowing it to run further.