Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Anonymous · Feb 22, 2017 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Sunny few inchs fresh 10 or more blown in. Windy. At 11,200. NE aspect. North Star mountain.

Snowpack

New snow slabed up and bonded to old snow really poorly. At 11,200. NE aspect. North Star mountain.

Avalanche

3 total slides 2 human triggered 1 natural 11,000-11600 on north star mountain NE aspect crowns 10 inch to 2 feet thick. Smallest slide 50 feet across and slid 150 feet and was human triggered. Natural slid was 200 feet across and ran 500 to 600 feet.