Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Anonymous · Jan 2, 2020 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Intermittent sun and fog, low 20s light winds at Ridgeline.

Snowpack

Fresh 4+ inches above treeline with windloading on e-ne slopes

Avalanche

Triggered a slide traversing into steeper terrain from low angle terrain. Snow slid on a fresh wind slab 1-2 feet deep and propagated about 300 feet to my right. Debris traveled about 300 ft down the slope and was 1-4 feet deep. Slab propagated to lower angle terrain on the edges of the slope. Aspect was n-ne slightly above treeline