Details

• Date: 2016/12/12

• Observer: Chris Denne

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range
• Area Description: Tour valley bottom in Dry Gulch.

Weather

• Weather Description: Partly cloudy, 20 F, West wind 5-15 G30

Snowpack

Snowpack Obsvervation Cracking: Moderate Collapsing: Moderate

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: Noted 3 D1 (one D1-D2) avalanches on West side of valley, below tree line in small openings. These appeared to have 18" crowns, up to 80 feet wide and slid at the ground.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2016/12/12  †	Dry Gulch	1	<TL	NE	SS	U	R1	D1
Date: 2016/12/12 (Estimated) Observer: Chris Denne Area Description: Dry Gulch, 11,000, NE aspect, below TL, in openings. Landmark: Dry Gulch Sliding Surface: G - At Ground/Ice/Firm Weak Layer Grain Type: Faceted Crystals Average Crown: 18 in Maximum Crown: 24 in Maximum Width: 150 ft Average Vertical: 50 ft Maximum Vertical: 100 ft

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