{"id":806888,"date":"2020-04-28T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382371"},"modified":"2020-04-28T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:30:00","slug":"as-weather-warms-wet-slide-on-buffalo-mountain-forewarns-avalanche-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/as-weather-warms-wet-slide-on-buffalo-mountain-forewarns-avalanche-danger\/","title":{"rendered":"As weather warms, wet slide on Buffalo Mountain forewarns avalanche danger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What appears to be a natural wet-slab avalanche is visible on the east face of the main cirque of Buffalo Mountain on Monday. <\/strong>
Phil Constantine via Colorado Avalanche Information Center<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

DILLON \u2014 A naturally occurring wet slab avalanche on Buffalo Mountain early this week hinted at the lurking danger in Summit County\u2019s snowpack as weather warms.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Paul Torcoletti submitted an observation<\/a><\/i> of the wet-slab slide with a southeast aspect in the area of Buffalo Mountain\u2019s iconic main cirque.<\/p>\n

With no tracks in the area, Torcoletti submitted the avalanche with a relative-size scale classification of R2 and a destructive-size score of D2.5. Each scale goes from 1-5, with 5 being the largest. He submitted the observation as an unknown trigger, though it appeared to be naturally triggered.<\/p>\n

Summit County Rescue Group spokesman Charles Pitman agreed with that assessment as the group had yet to receive a call or page about any incidents.<\/p>\n

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