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BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2019/03/07

Observer: Bruce Hodgkins
Organization: Public

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
Area Description: Minturn Mile Exit

Weather

Weather Description: 12:00 PM, 8000', Calm, OVC, +1 C, GP interspersed with RS

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: 20190307 12:00 PM WS - NS - R2 - D2 - I NW Trees Minturn Mile Exit @ 8,000ft Ave Slope Angle 34, Max 38, 200-300 Feet Wide, Ran ? 500-700 ft could not see start zone through remaining trees.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2019/03/07 ^†

1

<TL

W

WS

N

R2

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Estimated it slid between 3AM-10AM 3/7 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/z6itid07hi4l75ojv9mwo6w326vv?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=2a26c6e70ebd7409c851171e3343bc36','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Minturn Mile Skin Track 300 meters from the end/road. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9fonl2z7z74m3po2pp953jpkd4d4?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=152486dbfb0c6021544178154989a076','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> MMA (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/xg1fru1n3fpjo885ss77b379lpga?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=89f8f87710153e3186ce408b23474b92','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Broken trees and debris (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/p8ec8uk1g6lolwvto4u4e0hqzru7?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=9dc852b373704e69b877549bea8d7458','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> It rained all aft 3/6 in Minturn then high density snow started approximately 9PM (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9dqhc6wevabb204pzbpbwmyhm7e3?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=459a80743385f68bfa9f42ed9d92f151','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)