Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Teague Holmes · Dec 27, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Avalanche

Peak 2 natural avalanche fractured from center cirque due east between 1 and 2 with a continuous crown and wrapped all the way around into 2's North face staying we believe a few hundred feet below summit, crossing countless terrain features, continuing to below treeline. Even past the last major vertical running rock feature at about 11,200' It likely initiated below east ridge east of 2 summit but no way for us to know for certain as vis was not great. Will try to submit enhanced photos later. I have skied here a lot to say the least and have never seen it propagate that far from high alpine to below treeline.