Details

• Date: 2015/12/22

• Observer: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
• Area Description: East Vail Chutes
• Route Description: Skiers left zone of Racquet Chute ~9500-10000ft NE facing aspect

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: Three members in party, intended on riding the far skiers left aspect of the chute. One party member ended up too low to make it to intended rout. Another party member with a better vantage point advised to drop down further in order to get to the Skier's left aspect. When crossing the lower steeper aspect a slide with 2-3 ft crown at least 50 feet wide ran 100-150 feet. The slide released 5-10 feet above the skier but he was not caught.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2015/12/22  †	Vail Chutes	1	TL	NE	SS	AS	R2	D2
Date: 2015/12/22 (Estimated) Area Description: Skiers left zone of Racquet Chute Landmark: Vail Chutes Elevation: 10000 ft Average Crown: 24 in Maximum Crown: 36 in Average Width: 50 ft Maximum Vertical: 150 ft Comments: Slide released 5-10 ft above the skier but he was not caught.

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