Details

• Date: 2014/02/02

• Observer: Mike Soucy
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range
• Area Description: Rocky Mountain NP Tyndall Gorge

Weather

• Weather Description: Mostly clear, upper teens, moderate west wind @ near TL elevation

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Surface conditions had changed dramatically in the same location from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. A generally non-reactive storm slab changed overnight to a stiff (1F/P) windslab at near tree line elevation. Plenty of localized cracking and easy shears at this new surface layer.

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: Natural, R2/D1.5, windslab, ESE aspect 10,000'
  Ran on a wind loaded convex terrain feature
  
  Artificial (cornice drop), R4/D2, windslab, NE aspect 10,200'
  Crown was 1-3' deep, 150' wide, and ran 300'.
  

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2014/02/02  †	Rocky Mountain National Park	1	<TL	E		AC / c	R4	D2
Date: 2014/02/02 (Estimated) Observer: Mike Soucy Organization: Public Landmark: Rocky Mountain National Park Average Crown: 30 cm Maximum Crown: 90 cm Average Width: 150 ft Average Vertical: 300 ft
	2014/02/02  †	Rocky Mountain National Park	1	<TL	E		N	R2	D1.5
Date: 2014/02/02 (Estimated) Observer: Mike Soucy Organization: Public Landmark: Rocky Mountain National Park