Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Brent Herring · Apr 23, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

View on map

Weather

Started bluebird 0800, 60% cloud cover by 1000, 30F to 40F, winds minimal

Snowpack

NE through N aspects, 10K to 12.5K, melt-freeze still bulletproof above 11.5k, NE aspects warming rapidly. Frozen bed surface down the middle. Skiing less than optimal.

Avalanche

Substantial loose-wet rollerball accumulation on the apron with a knife hard melt-freeze bed surface 20' wide down much of the lower gut of Silver ~1200' vert. Entrained much of the recent new snow as it slid. Appeared deep enough to bury someone. Best estimate: ran 4/22 NE >TL WL natural R1D2