Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Barrett Langendoerfer · Feb 4, 2014 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Winds SW 10-15 mph Temps @ 12-15 Sky obscured Light Snow <1inch/hr

Avalanche

North Ptarmigan Aspect N Elevation @ 11,800 Slope angle @ 35-36 degrees estimate Slope is below a cornice. Over 40 inches of snow in snow cycle at our yurt site which is northeast of path. I post holed up to toe of debris and found no signal with my beacon. I did not conduct a thorough scuff search or beacon search of the area/debris. We saw no other party in the area, ski tracks adjacent to slide appeared to be from today, visibility was poor. I believe most of the debris stopped on the bench above where i reached on foot. HS-U-R3.5-D3-U slope is below a cornice Slab width @ 6-700ft. Slab depth unknown Slide ran @800 vertical