Details

• Date: 2012/02/27

• Observer: Scott Toepfer
• Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

• BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
• Area Description: Vail Pass

Weather

• Ridgeline Wind Speed: 10-20 mph
• Ridgeline Wind Direction: SW
• Wind Loading: Previous
• Sky Cover: Broken

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Some serious wind damage. Even in the darker timber recent winds have done some damage. Impressive

Snowpack Obsvervation #1 Comments: Serious wind erosion. A lot of terrain stripped bare, leaving cross loaded gully features with what looked to be hard slab.

Avalanches

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2012/02/27  †	Vail Pass	1	>TL	NE	SS	N	R2	D2
Date: 2012/02/27 (Estimated) Observer: Scott Toepfer Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Seems similar to much of the East Vail Terrain, nice western fetch near treeline which loads up east aspects after big westerly wind events like we had last weekend. Landmark: Vail Pass Average Slope Angle: 38 ° Elevation: 11400 ft Average Crown: 24 in Maximum Crown: 36 in Average Width: 75 ft Maximum Width: 100 ft Average Vertical: 300 ft Comments: Probably a couple to several days old
	2012/02/27  †	Vail Pass	1	>TL	NE	HS	N	R2	D2
Date: 2012/02/27 (Estimated) Observer: Scott Toepfer Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: East of Shrine Pass Viewed from a distance, size & elevation estimated. Landmark: Vail Pass Elevation: 11500 ft Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow Average Crown: 24 in Average Width: 100 ft Average Vertical: 200 ft Comments: About 100 vertical feet below ridgeline

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