Aspen

Avalanche

Will Roush · Feb 7, 2014 · Aspen

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Weather

Overcast and Snowing.

Snowpack

140 cm snowpack with about 50 cm of new snow on top of rounded grains and facets.

Avalanche

Avalanche was triggered from base of small steep slope and ran approximately 200 feet down the slope. One skier had cross the slope without any cracking or wumphing. Second skier crossed skin track and slide propagated uphill and across slope. Avalanche was a soft slab which ran on the old snow-new snow interface. Bed surface was faceted grains likely left over from January dry spell. Path was a north-east aspect at just over 11,000 ft. Approximately 40 feet wide and 200 feet long.