Aspen

Avalanche

Brian Lazar · Apr 21, 2024 · Aspen

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Weather

Warm, clear with a cool breeze above treeline.

Snowpack

Crusts held up well today, and will need a night or two without a freeze to pose a threat for gouging wet avalanches. The dust is only on the surface in sun baked terrain below 10,500 ft. Snow below the crusts is moist to the ground as high as 12,500 feet except on dur north which still hold colder snow.

Avalanche

Numerous but very small wet loose avalanches which consisted of new snow sheeting off the underlying crusts.