Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Jason Konigsberg, Spencer Logan · Jan 19, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

We observed some wind loading along the crest of the Tenmile range. No wind or transport at 11k.

Snowpack

Small collapses but all in all minimal cracking and/or collapsing. Although the snowpack structure was found to be very weak, the slab characteristics have changed drastically from a few days ago. The slab has faceted and is unlikely to communicate a fracture over any distance. Even in areas that were drifted from previous winds, the slab has changes and has lost some its cohesiveness. The well-documented depth hoar near the ground is very weak, loose, and cohesion-less.