Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Garrett Akol · Feb 6, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

View on map

Weather

Cloudy, light snow, 10-15 mph wind

Snowpack

20”+ dense storm slab over a crust layer w/ fist layer below observed in informal pit

Avalanche

6 or 7 R1/D1 avalanches from from various trigger points (trees, wind lips, cliff bands) along the east/south east face of Resolution mountain. Slides appeared to all break on same layer below storm slab. Possible remote trigger from sledders high marking the bottom of the slope.