Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Kevin Nikolaides · Nov 21, 2021 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Clear and sunny. Very light breeze on ridge tops but otherwise calm.

Snowpack

~8cm of new snow, which seemed to have fallen with very little wind. On N/NE aspects snow depth was around 50-60 cm. There was a 2cm crust towards the bottom of the snowpack and facets to the ground (size 1-2 mm). ECT test showed propagation with 16 taps on a layer 25cm from the ground. I wasn't able to differentiate the layers it failed on and there wasn't a noticeable difference in hardness between them.

Avalanche

None