Aspen

Avalanche

Simi Hamilton · Mar 31, 2023 · Aspen

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Snowpack

8 inches dry cold powder on NNE aspect where we skied (11k’), no crust underneath and couple of hand shears indicated storm snow bonded well with old snow on this aspect. But spotted a D1 avalanche on a SE aspect at same elevation. Storm snow (3/30 and 3/31) that ran on crust.

Avalanche

SS-N-R1-D1-I Ran adjacent to McFarlane’s avalanche that was reported a couple days ago. High 30s star zone slope.