Front Range

Avalanche

Andy Hansen · Jan 8, 2019 · Front Range

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Weather

Clear skies, cool temperatures, light winds from S/SW. 10800' SE/E/NE Aspects.

Snowpack

Height of snow at our dig site (10800' E Aspect) ranged from 120-140cm. 1F wind compacted grains @ surface down to 45cm. Pencil to knife hard mid-pack bordered by NSF's (Above) and 1mm facets (below). 4F facets under knife hard layers down to ground. 2-3mm basal facets.

Avalanche

No less than 7 collapses, or whumphs, when touring from roughly 10200' to 10800 on SE and E aspects.