Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Brent Herring · Dec 15, 2020 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Overcast, visibility ~1 mi, snow ~ 1cm/hr, winds NW to around 25mph along the north ridge

Snowpack

Cornices are finally developing on lee slopes. Finger hard to pencil hard wind slab develop NTL-ATL. Variable thicknesses. Moderate to severe cracking on these slabs. Shooting crack propagated down slope along the north ridge of Guyot on an east aspect. Too low angle for anything to move. HS around 3ft in sheltered areas BTL. Base of snowpack unsupportable facets.