Vail & Summit County
AvalancheKelli Rohrig · Feb 19, 2023 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Clear, moderate to breezy from the south. Active wind loading on ridges. Temps stayed cool, no surface melting on solar aspects.
Snowpack
3 x pits on W-NW @10,800' average HS ranged from 170-280cm Pit 1 west : CTM down 40cm on faceted interface. Pits 1 and 2 west weakening upper slab 40cm thick sitting on pencil + midpack. Deeper faceted layers are moist and healing 2 x ECTX Pit 3 NW : No failure on compression. Shear on buried NSF down 35cm. Upper 120cm 1f-pencil ECTX
Avalanche
Multiple loose dry R.5 D.5 on west- northwest We debated on potential very small crownline on Bald Mountain AK face. It was most likely wind etching that appeared like a <1' crownline Other groups in the area were skiing steep terrain on west without incident