When does avalanche season end?
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Re: When does avalanche season end?
Looks like that one was a hiker in 1972 in Yosemite CA.
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Re: When does avalanche season end?
1972 must have been a great snow year. The only August fatality in Colorado occured in that year as well.
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Re: When does avalanche season end?
Here is a picture I took last year on May 28 in the San Juans. A little hard to see from the photo, but it looked like a fairly big slide. I took that as a warning that just because it hadn't snowed for a while don't take anything for granted.vetmike wrote:When is the generally accepted "end of avalanche season" date range? I'm very interested in doing a couloir ascent, but I want to wait until it's relatively safe to do so. I realize that every year and area is different, but I'm interested in hearing any guidance on when avy risk comes down overall.
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