CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2013/06/02

Observer: Scott Toepfer
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2013/06/02 ^†

10-mile Range

1

>TL

N

HS

AC

R1

D1

View

2013/06/02 ^†

10-mile Range

2

>TL

NW

WS

AS

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Small cornice triggered hard slab in Mayflower Gulch, on Gold Hill. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/2hvvn0lezl7f2rf85bc7rk04x20m?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=021b722f96a39663a321f34b5d396ab8','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> 2 probable skier triggered wet slabs or wet loose sluffs on Drift Peak in the background. Likely triggered on 6-1-13 after last storm cycle. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/xj4unld86ax7s6m2oh7vk9cx88i0?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=d57005db22883d2f318f63b6867f464a','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)