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• Date: 2016/03/26

• Observer: . .
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: I triggered a large avalanche to lookers left of the Rock Garden at Berthoud pass. The Avalanche is clearly visible looking South from the Current Creek pull out. Aspect: N Elevation: Below treeline

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2016/03/26  †	Berthoud Pass west side	1	TL	N	SS	AS / u	R2	D2
Date: 2016/03/26 (Estimated) Observer: . . Organization: Public Area Description: Rock Garden, skiers west of the 80s. Landmark: Berthoud Pass west side Elevation: 11400 ft Average Crown: 24 in Maximum Crown: 48 in Average Width: 200 ft Average Vertical: 200 ft Comments: My ski partner, who observed the slide from the west, said the avalanche was triggered remotely: the crown ran 200' across the face to the east and 40' uphill into a narrow gully. I stopped in the middle of the face and turned to look up to see the avalanche coming at me. At that same moment my partner yelled "get out of there!" I moved quickly to a safe point and watched the avalanche pile into the trees behind me. The avalanche ran a total of about 200' from the crown to the trees. The big take-away for me in this event was that I need to judiciously and consistently identify and ski-to safe points.

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