Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Max Forgensi · Jan 2, 2015 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Bomber, bluebird...warming through mid afternoon. Powder settled throughout the day but did not form crusts.

Snowpack

Top 50 cm below tree line, spongelike...fist to one finger. At 50 cm...crust present and 4f facet layer. HS = 110 cm at 10800' Thin locations below tree line a bit trap door. Large pieces of snow have the structure to produce avalanches from shallow rocks/trees etc.

Avalanche

None. Cracking present along a worn skin track.