Details

• Date: 2015/01/08

• Observer: Ian Hoyer
• Organization: Avalanche Forecaster, CAIC

Location

• BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
• Area Description: Vail Pass/ Black Lakes.

Weather

• Weather Description: Another tropical day in Summit County. Warm. Blue Skies. Very light winds.

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Surface hoar in open areas on all aspects BTL & NTL. Slight temperature crust developing on surface on southerly aspects. East-facing slopes were still soft at the surface. Dug in crown of small pocket that avalanched last weekend. East aspect, HS 100cm. Slab 4finger hardness. Dec13 facet layer above a thin crust. 40cm fist hardness facets to the ground.

Avalanches

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2015/01/03  †	Vail Pass	1	TL	E	SS	N	R1	D1
Date: 2015/01/03 (Estimated) Observer: Ian Hoyer Organization: Avalanche Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Black Lakes. Landmark: Vail Pass Sliding Surface: O - Within Old Snow Weak Layer: Layer Weak Layer Grain Type: Faceted Crystals Average Crown: 24 in Average Width: 20 ft Average Vertical: 20 ft Comments: Very small pocket. Date is a rough estimate. Failed on Dec 13th facets.