Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Puck Wheaton ยท Jan 9, 2022

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Weather

Sunny, 10s and 20s

Snowpack

Steep N facing slope at 11,250ft

Avalanche

N facing ridge line at 11,250ft. Cornice collapse appears to have been remote skier triggered on January 8th and propagated across the ridge. Skin track was ~15feet from the failure. Probably in the R3/D3 range. Large amount of debris 500ft below.