Aspen

A couple of small loose avalanches (both wet and dry varieties) running on the old snow surface.

6 to 8 inches of storm snow fell on Wednesday, April 15. April 16 was warm and sunny. The night of April 16 became cold and windy, and Friday, April 17, was cold, blustery, and snowy, with an additional ~6 inches of storm snow.

This area picked up about 6 to 8 inches of storm snow on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Warm temperatures and ample sunshine quickly impacted this snow on Thursday, and cooked it down to about 3 inches in depth, leading to a minor cycle of small wet avalanche activity, not exceeding D1 in size. A cold night on Thursday solidly froze the snow surface, and Thursday morning saw a stout 1-inch thick crust preserving an inch or two colder snow underneath. Snow picked up again on Friday with storm totals of about 5 to 6 inches by Friday afternoon. The last round of snow fell onto cold, frozen surfaces and will sluff off easily in steep terrain.