Vail & Summit County
AvalancheChris Heftka · Jan 3, 2014 · Vail & Summit County
Weather
Sunny and clear, 20 degrees at 10,900ft elevation on East aspect.
Snowpack
1 1/2 to 2 ft recent storm storm sitting on top of facets and depth hoar
Avalanche
150 feet wide initially with a 1-2' crown in recent storm slab, started right below the large cliffs at the top on the skiers left. Went naturally either 1/1 or 1/2 during or after recent storm. Temps started rising after the 1/1 storm and this particular spot gets hit with sun first in the path. Slide picked up momentum and took more storm storm with it approximately 1000 vertical feet. Debris was atop the large cliff band and some through the cliff band choke, half way down the chute which is after a dogleg left turn. R 2.5 D 2.5