Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Anonymous · Dec 18, 2019 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Warmer, probably got up to 25 degrees when we got to the top of tele line at 12:30 pm. Aspect: NE/E

Snowpack

Snow was still soft but starting to settle. Noticed surface hoar at the top, see photo

Avalanche

My rating observation is about a R2/D2 Discovered the slide at the top of tele line, skiers right, did not go to the ground, about 80-100ft wide and stopped at the end of the shelf before the next pitch. Probably 200-250ft long. Didn't see any obvious/recent tracks going in or out of it but wasn't able to get a super close look at the beginning or end of it. What you see in the photos is all I could see.