CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2015/02/07

Observer: Scott Toepfer
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Front Range

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2015/02/07 ^†

Loveland Pass-Northside

1

>TL

E

HS

N

R2

D2.5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> A view of a North facing drainage just west of summit of Mt Sniktau.
Avalanche not visible in this shot (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/abgx5lhlcca0k6unyktl0xe8uroc?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=2d65cb9aa61905a774b3cb62a7cce557','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Zoomed view of the debris in gully off Mt Sniktau west ridge. A very similar character to Sheep Creek, one drainage west (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/lcsgyv8ma37zt2edmn6f004dlt37?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=ea2667e164541d30c50b35f4d4bbc731','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Close up of debris in gully of Mt Sniktau (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/hmcwdrccdpzfjtjcfof9c7beq8mk?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=8011e21e8f2f4c065b0e72c57bcc8978','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)