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BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Aspen

Details

Date: 2018/04/19

Observer: Morgan Boyles
Organization: Public

Location

BC Zone: Aspen
Area Description: Castle Creek
Route Description: Lindley hut

Snowpack

Snowpack Description: "The DDL" We are still haunted by the early season snow. The propagation in these slides is impressive.

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: Several slides to add all dates unknown: Two large East facing wet slabs that slid on the ground -Durr #2 R3 D2.5 -N Kellogg "The Crusher" R3 D2.5 One North facing slide w/in old snow: -Candle Peak R2D2 One North facing deep slab pocket on mid slope convexity above the Lindley -R1 D2 Apologies for the horrible cellphone pics

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Wet Slab Debris from large NE slide in the N Kellogg Path aka "The Crusher." The South Kellogg and The "Foot Bridge" paths also ran this spring. No Debris fully reached the valley floor or the road. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/gbh8zck0dbz1n1o5h96uvgif3rgl?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=31dbac90c25b61605b81276cff77783b','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Crown on the Crusher extends far into the trees. The slide took out most of the bowl but did not run full path to valley floor. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/i9aqmmz7por7kciombw5ecn4dka4?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=26a008319d0f9d6ea046e3a97b6d76f9','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> East facing Durr Chute #2 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/y29evxaj4ydk8hd75wsvc27ywpk8?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=8ff47227dc32ad5910c049b04b37ef11','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Older looking crown on N face of "Candle Peak." Date unknown (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/d5mp0b56gozw2v426l25s8daxj19?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=9cbe7dc141db717ed951c24833945237','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> N Facing Deep Slab on mid slope convexity above Lindley Hut. Date unknown (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9a24mpcengawsgoc0z12xt55tub6?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=00becb48e7359029550ceb1064c1c573','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 6:</b> Map (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/zaneisojcqzptfst5y60y01inoyj?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=99713f95809059fe29ac9f3dc6bf3b34','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)