Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Janine Prout · Jan 20, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Warm temperatures with increasing sky cover. Light winds, gusting to moderate out of the SW.

Snowpack

Traveling BTL on SE asprcts, found HS of 45 cm, with a sun crust. Traveled to N aspect, BTL. Snowpits found an averge HS of 125 cm, with layers of 1F slabs over 4F facets found at approx. 30 cm to ground. CT tests found CTH22 Q1 at 30 cm facet interface. No results on ECT. Observed wind drfting snow below ridgetops.

Avalanche

An old avalanche on SE aspect BTL on steep terrain, NE of Francie's Hut. Unknown if reported