Front Range

Avalanche

Nick Barlow · Apr 18, 2018 · Front Range

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Weather

Calm winds, pleasant temperatures, sunshine. Temperatures warmed enough BTL for wet surface snow, but not enough to create a problem.

Snowpack

Sensitive wind-drifted slabs ATL, with easy initiation off ridgetops. Slabs were small and only 4-10" deep in wind-drifted areas. Storm snow was much less N/BTL, with no avalanche hazard observed.

Avalanche

Small skier-triggered Wind Slab avalanche SSE aspect ATL - Shockley's area.