Details

• Date: 2013/01/10

• Observer: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
• Area Description: Black Lakes Ridge

Weather

• Ridgeline Wind Speed: Calm
• Sky Cover: Clear
• Depth of Total Snow: 90 cm

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: On NE aspect at 11,100 ft we observed the snowpack. The lower (0-10cm) layer we saw facets and depth hoar (fist), then a slab (10-50cm at 4 fingers) and the top layer of newer snow (50-90cm at fist).

Avalanches

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2013/01/09	Vail Pass	1	TL	NE	L	AS	R1	D1
Date: 2013/01/09 Area Description: On black lakes ridge on a short pitch of about 33 degrees. Landmark: Vail Pass Average Slope Angle: 33 ° Maximum Slope Angle: 35 ° Elevation: 11300 ft Sliding Surface: G - At Ground/Ice/Firm Weak Layer: Layer Weak Layer Grain Type: Depth Hoar Average Width: 9 m Maximum Width: 10 m Average Vertical: 25 m Maximum Vertical: 30 m Comments: Skier was at the bottom of the pitch when the avalanche started.

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