Front Range

Avalanche

Richard Epstein · Feb 19, 2019 · Front Range

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Weather

Cold (0-15 deg) and clear with snow advancing as the morning got later.

Snowpack

3-6" of fresh powder from the last few days over variable layers

Avalanche

An avalanche looks like it came out of Dragon Tale Couloir several days ago. It stopped before it hit Emerald Lake. It looked like it was naturally caused and came form about midway up the couloir. It fanned out as it came onto the apron. The top was about 11,300 and bottom about 10, 400. The aspect was SE facing. The avalanche appear to have occurred a day or two before. There was another one further to the south, on the Apron.