Front Range

Avalanche

Jake gaventa · Dec 31, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

Clear, light winds from NW in am. Becoming overcast around 1330.

Snowpack

HS 60-90cm near treeline on east aspects. West aspects NTL 20-40cm. Widespread whoomphing and collapsing BTL-NTL on all aspects. None observed on higher ridges and a southerly low angle alpine bowl.

Avalanche

We remotely triggered a R2-D2/D2.5 from below and approximately 1/4 mile away on an east aspect at 12,000ft. Crown 2-4' and 650 (estimated) feet across and ran 300 ft (estimated). Slope angle approx. 36 degrees. The same whoomph also produced a D1 on a rolling feature below the larger slide. ENE aspect NTL.