Front Range

Avalanche

CMC AIARE1 · Jan 25, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

110 Trees, 11,200ft, SE aspect Air Temp: just below freezing Sky: SCT moving to OVC later - some solar effect in early afternoon Wind: WNW, Light to Mod Precip: S-1 all day No wind loading observed

Snowpack

Pit: 11,200, SE aspect, 24deg slope HS: 170 HST: 35cm New snow beginning to slab up on this more solar aspect, sitting on some DFs onto of an old stiff crust. CTM Q2 RP down 35cm Combo of MFcr/Fx sections between 4F-P slabs down to 150cm. Basal FC found not he ground with faceting MFcr intermittent. Received a CTM Q1 SP down 65cm on buried SurfFC, one test result. ECTN on this layer.

Avalanche

Loose Dry observed on NE facing slope NTL over by half pipe below steep rocky terrain Also loose dry on SE facing slope in tea cup bowl, point release below a rock feature.