BC Zone Observation Report
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Front Range
Details
Date:
2012/12/25
Observer:
Dane De Voy
Location
BC Zone:
Front Range
Area Description:
Hanging Meadow
Route Description:
Entered Hanging Meadow from the top of the pass. I made a few turns above an open steeper section and then skied skiers right out of the chute into a stand of trees. A slow sugar slide broke. The crown was 1.5 to 2 ft deep. It slid to the ground.
Weather
Weather Description:
Cloudy and lightly snowing. 6 degrees.
Snowpack
Snowpack Description:
Soft powder up top. Sugar as we got closer to the road.
Snowpack Obsvervation
Cracking:
Minor
Collapsing:
None
Avalanches
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2012/12/25
†
Berthoud Pass east side
1
W
SS
Date:
2012/12/25 (Estimated)
Observer:
Dane De Voy
Landmark:
Berthoud Pass east side
