Aspen

Avalanche

Reilly Anderson · Jan 16, 2017 · Aspen

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Weather

Overcast with low clouds/fog up high ~10,000' and above. Periods of light winds, blowing from NE. No precip. Temps stayed around 30-32*F. Sun never came out.

Snowpack

No signs of instabilities. At 10,100' on a NW slope: HS measured out at 250cm; SkiPen was 15cm and BootPen was 30cm. S-SW aspects BTL were developing a slight but very noticeable crust. Shallower ski and boot penetration on these aspects.

Avalanche

None