Field Report
Aspen - CO
Report Information
A stubborn Wind Slab avalanche problem was found on numerous terrain features above 11,000 feet that likely won't be a problem by tomorrow unless winds pick back up tonight. The new snow rapidly settled on south-facing slopes but stayed dry above 11,000 feet.
Meadow Mountain
Avalanche
Observed a few Loose Wet avalanches on steep south-facing terrain throughout the afternoon and one possibly Wind Slab avalanche on a northwest-facing slope (hard to tell if it was a slab from that far away but it looked like it had a small crown.)
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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11/13/2024
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1 | >TL | NW | SS | N | R1 | D1 | Wind Slab |
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Date and Time
11/13/2024 -
12:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.1
-107.101
Area Description
Steep northwest slopes northwest and above Mineral Point
Avalanche Comments
Not positive it was a slab but appears to be from a distance |
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Snowpack
Southerly slopes above treeline have a basal crust with a layer of soft snow above then another thick melt-freeze crust on the old snow surface prior to last night's storm. Around half a foot to a foot of new snow was on top of the old crust this morning and quickly settled throughout the afternoon to only a few inches. The snow stayed dry above 11,000 feet even on southeast and south-facing slopes. A snowpit and snowpack tests on a north aspect above 12,000 feet showed an unreactive persistent weak layer near the ground (see snow profile).