Aspen

Avalanche

Greg Shaffran · Feb 16, 2014 · Aspen

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Weather

Air temp was measures at 4C on the road to Markely Hut at 10:50, and then -4C at 1:15 on the East ridge of Green. I observed intense blowing snow out of the SW. Precip was S-1

Snowpack

Snow is getting super supportive, almost groomer like, with a ski pen < 5cm in many spots. I felt a firm wind slab on the side of the express creek road and valley floor, and saw large pizza size rollerballs off the side of Castle Creek road driving down at 3pm.

Avalanche

N-HS-D2-R3-O on a ENE aspect & SE aspect at ~11,200' off the North Ridge of Green. The crown was 1-2'