CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2018/12/20

Observer: Ron Simnehois
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2018/12/20 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

TL

S

SS

AR

R3

D1.5

View

2018/12/20 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

TL

S

SS

AS

R2

D2

View

2018/12/20 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

>TL

E

N

R2

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Snowboard or Skier triggered avalanche south of Coon Hill above I-70 on December 20, 2018. The avalanche started in new snow and stepped down to older snow layers. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/ackfcglpn2lltu548gtzix4ppptu?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=c021d0fcbea81bd8a162862326a6f84b','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Snowboard or Skier triggered avalanche south of Coon Hill above I-70 on December 20, 2018. The avalanche started in new snow and stepped down to older snow layers. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9hw8sokvrfcutjuw4g1b77sn5unr?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=9139f6c468cc6384155b7bb58204dca5','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Snowboard or Skier triggered avalanche south of Coon Hill above I-70 on December 20, 2018. The avalanche started in new snow and stepped down to older snow layers. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/lao0i4bmg60n40qcx0k6zzjie3y6?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=d160c1a92e91539e68bd5452686ac6f9','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> A soft slab avalanche on Lake Shoot from December 20, 2018. This sloe is an east facing slope on the west side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/kea30r4qxdu42bfm48alsdbf3ehm?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=b6b3004f2757c95ab2bb141affeff128','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> A soft slab avalanche on Lake Shoot from December 20, 2018. This sloe is an east facing slope on the west side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/v62bx4hdar0tzzswlrhjn6sx8w70?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=62a2f442a4c2a19a9662546bff17a265','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 6:</b> Snowboarder triggered avalanche on No Brain, a south facing slope on the west side of Loveland Pass on December 20, 2018 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/tw3r1ix8sbcalsiefyvq7a4jeoyl?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=112c58597ec6680212632d011493e8ed','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 7:</b> Snowboarder triggered avalanche on No Brain, a south facing slope on the west side of Loveland Pass on December 20, 2018 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/iw3jbvkr08mdtamr4j4jskpnsv5o?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=bc6ffcfa3e609801b16ef6d67b4f5b7a','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 8:</b> Entry point of the snowboarder that triggered the avalanche on No Brain (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/q5jz4bsqjvgysgi7bf9bybjouppx?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=547923f7cb764f54255a82bf5805aeb6','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)