Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Anonymous · Mar 23, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Snowing during entire ski with low visibility (hence no pictures). Primarily south facing route moving east to west from 10,600' to 11,600'.

Snowpack

Our entire route was sub-30 degree inclinations with roughly 9" of surfy snow (not too heavy) on top of a very firm base. Observed southwest aspect ridges above 11,600' at steeper inclinations (30-40 degrees per CalTopo) were windblown with tops of ridges showing rock and snow gathering below the ridges, possibly from recent Easterly winds.

Avalanche

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