BC Zone Observation Report
Monday, December 22, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County
Details
Date:
2014/12/22
Observer:
Zach Taylor
Organization:
Public
Location
BC Zone:
Vail & Summit County
Area Description:
Vail Pass
Weather
Weather Description:
Cloudy and snowy
Snowpack
Snowpack Description:
Lots of new snow
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
Multiple avalanches off I70 along and west of the Vail pass exit. There were several slides on north aspects above Black Lakes that appeared to be natural releases and several slides on south facing aspects north of I70 that were purposely triggered by CDOT w/ explosives today. All slides that I observed were in the D1-D2 range and were very fresh. A couple were probably large enough to kill a person.
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2014/12/22
†
Vail Pass
6
<TL
NE
SS
N
R2
D1.5
Date:
2014/12/22 (Estimated)
Observer:
Zach Taylor
Organization:
Public
Area Description:
Black Lake Cliffs
Landmark:
Vail Pass