Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Todd Herzog · Mar 6, 2013 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Cold clear AM. Gusty winds above treeline. Gusts est 20 MPH. Some areas still had good skiable powder, but other areas had breakable wind blown crust several inches thick

Snowpack

Observation from location approx 150 yards from avy site on wind-blown ridge had several inches of breakable crust over 6"-9" of hoar frost (hoar frost went all the way to the ground) Total snow/frost depth was 12"