Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Anonymous ยท Mar 27, 2020

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Sunny/Partly Cloudy North Facing

Snowpack

Slope ended up being wind loaded which was a major factor in this sliding.

Avalanche

We had one fairly large avalanche break above one of the riders of our group while he was turning around in the flat below the slope that slid. Was above tree line probably between 11-12500 feet of elevation. North Facing Slope that Ended up being windloaded. Probably about a 30-35 degree slope angle. Crown was roughly 2-4ft. Roughly 3-400 feet wide and ran a Similar distance. No one was buried or hurt.