Front Range

Avalanche

Austin DiVesta · Dec 29, 2022 · Front Range

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Weather

Cold with light snow and overcast for much of the afternoon. Moderate northwest to west winds with some wind drifting happening.

Snowpack

About 8-10 inches of new snow resting on top a melt freeze crust on south-facing slopes. Anything near treeline has a denser slab. We noticed localized cracking and collapsing on most slopes. We got a significant shooting crack approximately 75ft in front of a ski cut on a south-facing slope.

Avalanche

We saw one small avalanche on the east face of Russel