CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Friday, February 14, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2014/02/14

Observer: jack bussy
Organization: public

CAIC Comments

Added avalanche rating and photos 2/15/2014

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
Area Description: Equity slide path, Montezuma

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: 5 full deforestation on lower 1/3 of path across landslide mine. At least 25 yr. Slide. Took out the old landslide mine Bldg. When was that built? Fracture @ 12,000 ft. To ground. Full path wide sympathetically across all load zones.North aspect

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2014/02/14 ^†

Vail Pass

1

TL

NE

SS

AS / u

R4

D3

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Equity chute. Lower bench on lookers right of path cleared of all old growth trees and destroyed ~early 1900's? mine building. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/5feq2gy17xs1p8obwknulytcf45f?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=0edd4e6691fea83abbaac4d3605628db','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Image from google earth illustrating building and swath of trees removed by the avalanche. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/kpnyjedszu8cgyau5628h69eg58s?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=821454ddb4a528571b97cba79c89d228','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Large old growth tress in avalanche debris. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/t9o5ns81nltfmebnbtxm6143f313?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=d7e873636fac23988e942fc642673571','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Early 1900's wood construction mine building flattened by avalanche 2/14/2014 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/6f7nen7nh270sn6tyrfozm787y47?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=5e28f86f21f236a2e4fc53d013dd259a','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> Roof of Early 1900's wood construction mine building pushed into trees by avalanche 2/14/2014 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/w0va0hnwp6d8dqvlsxhzkgrbjl4o?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=d94ce85671948d368d0dc3f0b08ea921','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)