CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2014/02/11

Observer: Scott Toepfer
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

CAIC Comments

CDOT helicopter mission

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2014/02/11

Loveland Pass-Southside

3

>TL

S

SS

AH

R3

D3

View

2014/02/11

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

>TL

SE

SS

AH

R2

D2.5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Helicopter delivered ANFO charge and resulting avalanche on Little Professor (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/tqcaextfprcrhpp7fwt2asjgqwzr?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=b68311f2dd92e760c3087d2856486594','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Front end loader cleaning up the debris from the Black Widow/Widow Makaer avalanche on US Highway 6.
Some tree debris diameters estimated at 18" around. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/qawy7q6qrunm8jwr2iad31qrlksg?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=ee654a736094c47d75f7fe7b4f87716b','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Little Professor (On right) and the Black Widow/Widow Maker (on left) as viewed from Abasin ski area (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/zaf4mwezxr99ujowriika6pko8u5?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=ce589477074996afaf3c2e10e309af79','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)