Front Range

Avalanche

Glenn Douglass · Dec 15, 2019 · Front Range

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Weather

Sunny, cold (10 degs +/-) after 3 days of heavy snow and wind.

Snowpack

Jones Pass, main bowl. Stormed 3 days previously with wind. New snowfall approx. 3 feet Fracture line about 6 to 7 feet tall due to wind loading at top of slope (leeward side) Aspect is southeast, elevation 11800 to 11500

Avalanche

3 avalanches happened consecutively, the last two probably triggered by the first. Aspect is southeast, elevation 11800 to 11500