Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

Kyle Lefkoff · Dec 27, 2015 · Vail & Summit County

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Weather

Clear, cold cloudless day with no wind 0 degrees F East Facing aspect at 3450m

Snowpack

HS165 10cm Soft slab - fist 30cm Hard Slab - 4 fingers 40cm Hard Slab - 1 fingers 85cm Facets - fist ECT17, failed on the depth hoar down 80cm on 1-2mm rounds Q2 shear, no propagation

Avalanche

No observed new activity. West Marvin's was the site of numerous size 2 avalanches in the December 23-24 avalanche cycle.