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BC Zone Observation Report

Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2013/02/02

Observer: Justin Peacock

Location

BC Zone: Front Range
Area Description: Russel face and NE shoulder

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2013/02/02 ^†

Berthoud Pass

1

>TL

SE

HS

AS

R3

D3

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Russel SE face and Shoulder, approaching from Pumphouse Basin. Photo: Justin Peacock (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/bgwfepvrf7t8h6ytjda1dkwdk9dw?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=2f1d182d34ac6a1f69f7e3bab9728ca9','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Russel NE shoulder. I believe this was secondary and sympathetic to the first next door. Photo: Justin Peacock (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/lp14i88jpzzwkm91ucq0mgtwaclt?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=b0a8a39e2c824f44f697f2178a9b54bf','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Looking up the slide on the shoulder. We ran out of time (light) to get on the face. The slab was 1F and broke up for the most part but pieces are still visible. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/0d6p8jgjvr6m2htt0bwzq46421rh?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=3bde6d77c7a5d395240c9886d633fc8e','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> At the FX line. The picture obviously needs to be rotated. You can just see the 2 crusts above the bed surface right at the right corner of where I cut it out. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/arf8nsay2t29ell62wa3v8deat2c?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=f5c83420bb8b6d17e18cbccf5fc46510','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)