Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Joe Szasz · Apr 17, 2018 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Clear, very windy. Sustained 30-40mph. Prior to storm front.

Snowpack

Very firm 30-120cm depth. Orange dust present in some areas.

Avalanche

Multiple wet slides. Some wet slabs. Almost every rocky Couloir facing west or southwest had slid. The east side of outpost had some huge slides but due to angle and willows I couldn’t get any good pictures. Some were well below tree line in poorly defined avy paths. The chute just north of the one that had an accident in it a few years back appeared to have a debris pile 50+ feet high.