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BC Zone Observation Report

Monday, January 29, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Aspen

Details

Date: 2018/01/29

Observer: Gabi Benel

Location

BC Zone: Aspen
Area Description: Garret, BTL
Route Description: Observed from Snowmass Ski Area

Weather

Weather Description: Clear skies, Calm wind

Snowpack

Snowpack Obsvervation

Cracking: Unknown
Collapsing: Unknown

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: Small slide on Garrett observed from Snowmass Ski Area

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2018/01/29 ^†

East Snowmass Creek

1

<TL

E

SS

U

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Red circled area shows slide (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/6e2ytee8zakny8zhka49monyqlr2?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=267631f8f18fc910cacbc28285c8ddb3','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> closeup of small slide on Garrett (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/u454j7gkccm9fewtt24l070nbbn0?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=91b512313abc270126250c54e90509dc','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)