Front Range

Avalanche

Brad Meredith · Dec 10, 2016 · Front Range

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Weather

20 degrees. Gusty winds from the south. East northeast facing ~11600 ft. West side berthoud summit

Snowpack

20-30 inches. 12-20inches new snow. A small dense layer of wind deposited snow was beginning to form that was visible but could not be felt.

Avalanche

crown was 12-24 inches. 150-200 feet wide. And ran about 200 feet. The bed surface was rock ground and small sections of ice and hard hard slab a few inches thick.