Details

• Date: 2014/01/30

• Observer: Brian Lazar
• Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center

CAIC Comments

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range
• Area Description: old ski area west side into Current Creek

Weather

• Ridgeline Wind Speed: 5-10 mph
• Ridgeline Wind Direction: W
• Wind Loading: Light
• Temperature: 18 F
• Sky Cover: Overcast
• Depth of New Snow: 35 cm
• Depth of Total Snow: 200 cm
• Most Significant Precip Rate: S1 - 1 cm/hr
• Weather Description: Overcast, light snow all day, calm to light westerly winds.

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Stacks of hard (P to P+) slabs over PWLs. HS around 2m deep. Snowpack capped by 35cm soft (F) storm snow. Storm snow not pushing weak layer to fail yet. Looks like storm came in warm and most snow fell after strong winds subsided. HST bonding well to old snow surafce.

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: Thus far, just small storm slabs and loose sluffs.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2014/01/30  †	Berthoud Pass west side	1	TL	E	SS	AS	R2	D1.5
Date: 2014/01/30 (Estimated) Observer: Brian Lazar Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center Area Description: near Nitro on steep East slopes near cliffs in old ski areas Landmark: Berthoud Pass west side Average Slope Angle: 38 ° Maximum Slope Angle: 40 ° Elevation: 11600 ft Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow Average Crown: 10 in Maximum Crown: 14 in Maximum Width: 50 ft Comments: see photo
	2014/01/30  †	Berthoud Pass west side	3	TL	E	SS	N	R2	D1
Date: 2014/01/30 (Estimated) Observer: Brian Lazar Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center Area Description: road cuts between Current and 1st Creek Landmark: Berthoud Pass west side Average Slope Angle: 38 ° Maximum Slope Angle: 42 ° Elevation: 10900 ft Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow Average Crown: 12 in Average Width: 20 ft
	2014/01/30  †		5	TL	E	L	N	R1	D1
Date: 2014/01/30 (Estimated) Observer: Brian Lazar Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center Area Description: road cuts between Berthoud Pass and Current Creek Average Slope Angle: 40 ° Average Vertical: 20 ft

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