Front Range

Avalanche

Eddie Clark · Jan 27, 2018 · Front Range

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Weather

Sunny with mostly Clear skies, moderate winds, temperature in low teens(F) atop Haystack Mtn @ 11,800' with some light blowing snow at 1pm.

Avalanche

R2 D2, natural, hard slab avalanche on E/NE aspect, 45+ degree slope angle at start zone, crown about 100 feet in length and 1-2 feet in height, ran about 400 vertical feet (12,000' to 11, 600' elevation), most likely occurred between Friday evening and noon on Saturday (after snowfall from Friday morning). Notably, it ran a ways on to lower angle terrain, and it did not step down into older snow.