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CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2016/04/13

Observer: Scott Toepfer
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

CAIC Comments

May have run on 14th? Probable snowboarder triggered

Location

BC Zone: Front Range

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2016/04/13 ^†

Berthoud Pass west side

1

TL

W

WS

AR

R2

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Wet slab avalanche that was possibly triggered by a rider sometime between 4/10 and 4/14. This avalanche occurred on a west or northwest aspect. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9sfju54zjn6zmzrxsazkq7gcewou?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=0db1b8e7aa0aa19e5eafcc704ee79d00','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Wet slab avalanche that occurred in the last few days on a steep rocky westerly slope. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/hy2hsey56h6n1fbtwbha1r0dnbwg?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=e5e231c37673665b3d172f59e9faee18','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)