Front Range

Avalanche

Ryan Zarter · Dec 5, 2020 · Front Range

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Weather

Calm and clear day, with temperatures reaching above freezing.

Snowpack

Larger, west facing paths hold snow at higer elevations. Mid-sized, lower elevation paths are mostly melted out. Some cutbanks near the top of the pass hold snow, as does the east aspect of South Diamond Peak. The snow depth in the avalanche area on Willow Creek Pass ranges from bare ground to about a foot.

Avalanche

I saw several small (D0.5) loose dry avalanches on steep cutbanks on Cameron, Willow Creek, and Berthoud Passes.