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BC Zone Observation Report

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2014/11/11

Observer: Justin Ibarra
Organization: Public

Location

BC Zone: Front Range
Area Description: Mt. Trelease

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2014/11/11

Dry Gulch

1

>TL

NE

SS

AS / u

R2

D1.5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> NE Aspect. Guessing about 36-38 degrees. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/w3hb30oq1l84idijobqu4zvsov6u?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=5d56eb2dfaa31f62612de23175397705','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Debris about 1.5-2 ft in depth. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/2wlerwu3on361u3di08pink5e0f4?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=a4bdca7d963526b05c53d164288e29e7','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> A soft windslab of new snow of about a foot in depth slid on about a pencil hard 2.5in thick Fall crust that lies on about 1-1.5 of facets. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/qyj8tjyy602h31fwz4v6tkrvbu9w?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=278b2d1117782c33801e9921be3c800e','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> A soft 12in windslab of new snow slid on a pencil hard Fall crust. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/6pf7rjv4syr08sz82z1rrie3we95?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=38de72848adf8f15ab6693cc27c72451','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> New Snow on Fall crust (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/pjejuwboobv16651fw52e6p7pudo?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=aa120ae83da733e1e5c347757e864a90','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)