Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Jon Lowe · Apr 21, 2011 · Vail & Summit County

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Snowpack

snow on south side yesterday was good skiing early, North side never formed a crust and was skiing well with only minor sloughing. I was able to kick off some of the older layer of double cornice that has formed near summit. No propagation southward. New cornicing is very soft. New snow today not enough to fill in yesterday's tracks. Some natural sloughing on SE steepish rocky area was enough to build up a respectable debris pile. Egress through low angle trees supportable, but not fun.