Front Range

Avalanche

Chris Dickson · Feb 1, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

Windy, with skies becoming more cloudy throughout afternoon. Some wind-transported snow was observed at ridgetops, but there was not much loose snow available for transport...

Snowpack

Dug on a E-facing wind loaded site just below treeline @ 10,700'. Pit revealed both a reactive surface wind slab as well as several buried wind slabs. Additionally, PWLs existed deeper in the snowpack with large facets towards the bottom and depth hoar at the ground.

Avalanche

Old debris piles on the lake showed evidence of past avalanches.