Front Range

Avalanche

Mike Soucy · Feb 7, 2021 · Front Range

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Weather

Moderate west wind all morning moving snow onto east aspects. Bits of clearing skies and warming temps to near freezing level at 10,000. East-south aspects saw sun and warming snow.

Snowpack

40cm of storm snow was being transported onto east aspects and quickly warming/settling on NTL/BTL slopes. Perfect conditions for rapid cohesion of the new snow. Localized cracking and collapsing observed.

Avalanche

Multiple natural D1-1.5 persistent slab avalanches observed in areas of recently wind loaded (east) slopes with previously shallow and weak snowpack (near treeline).