Aspen

Avalanche

Anonymous · Feb 3, 2022 · Aspen

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Weather

Sunny, blue skys, cold temps in single digits/low teens

Snowpack

Significant variability depending on aspect, elevation. Slide occurred in loose dry snow. ~30cm deep

Avalanche

Loose dry slide from skier track, ran to ground at trigger point. Slide ran for 100-150 in length x 12-15 feet wide. Skier 1 traversed out of the slide, skiers 2 skied slide path. We then skied through the terrain by ski cutting from anchor to anchors