Aspen

Avalanche

blase reardon · Jan 7, 2018 · Aspen

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Weather

Mostly clear skies. Some clouds/fog clinging to peaks. Mostly calm, with some brief winds. Brief blowing snow on W face of Treasure. Cold. HN8" at trailhead; 10-12" upper elevations.

Snowpack

Soft storm snow over facets and/ or crusts.

Avalanche

Debris in bottom of Fridge below 3 chutes and Fridge gullies. Crowns visible in 3 chutes but partially snow covered. A few inches of snow on top. Likely ran mid storm. Another party reported riding the slopes in the 2 days prior to Saturday night's storm, then saw they'd avalanched Sunday.