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BC Zone Observation Report

Monday, May 7, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2018/05/07

Observer: Joe Szasz
Organization: Public

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
Area Description: East Vail -Old Mans Prominent Northeast facing avalanche path above I-70 just East of East Vail. Approximate elevation 11,000â€™.

Weather

Weather Description: Mostly Sunny -Spring Weather

Snowpack

Snowpack Description: Complex

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: Large slide in the gut of Old Mans. Wet Slab or possibly Glide. Not visible in picture are large cracks in the hangfire.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2018/05/07 ^†

Vail Chutes

1

TL

E

WS

N

R2

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Old Mans (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/1u0a9p6aj0z2kiej48yuxba83bkv?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=949944527733e4d733e2c682c9575319','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Old Mans (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/3012c7ap5orc3ugphfxhqxiw77ca?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=ce90b4500940bed7df0484fc9b488c10','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> A large Wet Slab avalanche that release in the East Vail area. Avalanche occurrence was around May 7, 2018 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/bzpzkt626uo44apmvx814r8iokeo?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=e50adf404067e9559ccfbc1df5f58379','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> A large Wet Slab avalanche that release in the East Vail area. Avalanche occurrence was around May 7, 2018 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/gdiah0fnokou5l6as70fz9aj55am?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=9c785b565bfffb55ad9c121228fd302c','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)