CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2019/03/06

Observer: Jason Konigsberg
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2019/03/06 ^†

10-mile Range

1

>TL

E

N

R3

D3

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Carl Scofield Photo. In this photo are two avalanches north of the Breckenridge ski area. The one on the left was triggered by explosives on March 4th. The one on the right naturally released either overnight on March 4th or the morning of March 5th. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/4ps6r4hygzpxk9luzadriukdiems?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=97314b3647b6becd2e748410731d9e2d','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Carl Scofield photo with lines to distinguish separate avalanches drawn in by Breck Patrol. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/zv7l5d8g4z5yunschkjlk9rpdwr6?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=29443f8eeeb8c345f95a624a5db77351','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)