Aspen

Avalanche

Scott Scharin · Dec 23, 2015 · Aspen

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Weather

~6" new overnight, increase early am wind transported and packed new snow into dense wind effect surface and random slab.

Snowpack

New snow from evening of Tuesday 12-22 and supsequent wind whipping fell on a snow surface that had settled and solidified from an afternoon temp spike, 35 degrees for a few hours Tuesday pm below 9000'. Average HS 50cm w/ ~20cm facet basel layer.Rumbling whomping and cracking observed, first such observation of season on the Ski Area.

Avalanche

2 R1 D1 O AS recorded