Details

• Date: 2016/02/08

• Observer: Nick Barlow
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range
• Area Description: Jones Pass

Weather

• Weather Description: Jones Pass, 11,000' - 12,300', N→S aspects ATL/NTL/BTL: (09:00am) → -10C, Scattered, light (NW), (12:00pm) → -2C, Few, light (NW), (14:30pm) → - 4C, Scattered, light/gusting moderate (NW),

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Highly wind affected on N→S aspect. Wind slabs were not reactive to slope tests or isolated column tests. No new activity reported since 02/06/16. Jones Pass - Sunshine Peak - "The Funnel" - 11,800', S/SE aspect, 36 degree slope angle - HS 105cm: CT15-Q3-↓80cm, CT13-Q2-↓76cm, ECTN23-Q2-↓83cm, ECTN21-Q3-↓80cm *All tests failed within basal facets

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: *Avalanche occurred on 02/06/16, but was not reported to CAIC. Jones Pass, S. of Bobtail Peak, aka "Gumlick" Peak, 12,300', E/NE aspect, >36 degree slope angle. HS-AMu-R2-D2-O As reported on 02/06: "Slide involved 2 high marking snowmachines, both exited uninjured"

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2016/02/06  †		1	>TL	NE	HS	AM	R2	D2
Date: 2016/02/06 (Estimated) Observer: Nick Barlow Organization: Public

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