Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

CMC Edwards Level one · Feb 5, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Snowpack

Hasty pit WSW HS 115 cm @ 11,900' 2 distinct melt freeze crusts, 2-3 cm, ice hard, down 25 cm and 55 cm. Another decomposing MF crust down 70 cm, 4F. ECTP 13 failed down 25 cm on top of MF crust, 4F+ slab

Avalanche

Skier trigger R2 D1.5 on NE above Black Lake #2 There were multiple tracks on a slightly lower slope just N of the slide. Slide was triggered on steep convexity at the top of the slope.