Vail & Summit County
AvalancheAnonymous · Jan 13, 2018 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Heavy snow fall, on North/Northwest Facing aspect at 11,000 feet, 0 degrees Fahrenheit
Snowpack
Wind slab broke on crust layer that stepped down to a bottom layer of facets ranging from 3-6mm in size
Avalanche
Wind Slab broke 150 feet wide and ran 700 vertical feet with crown size ranging between 2 - 4 feet. R2D2 The slide took me about 20ft, before I gained traction since it broke to ground and I was in ski boots.