CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Aspen

Details

Date: 2019/03/14

Observer: Brian Lazar
Organization: Forecast Staff, Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Location

BC Zone: Aspen

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2019/03/13 ^†

East Snowmass Creek

1

>TL

NE

HS

N

R5

D5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Very large natural avalanche than ran March 13 on the east face of Garrett Peak. Avalanche broke almost two miles wide and ran full path. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/qfpoxil0ulcvxfd6tbqgx7hlnoiy?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=b4389eb9a68129e2ece3b3feea0f3da6','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Very large natural avalanche than ran March 13 on the east face of Garrett Peak. Avalanche broke almost two miles wide and ran full path. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/kkvyzufjydfm03hl5t0cbhj21hgm?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=fa59df94df3f507c7a1d715009403d98','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Very large natural avalanche than ran March 13 on the east face of Garrett Peak. Avalanche broke almost two miles wide and ran full path. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/kxiy6aq5voleknmhhvi9giexwg02?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=78826af03c60c462e0e4bf53fd687d79','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Very large natural avalanche than ran March 13 on the east face of Garrett Peak. Avalanche broke almost two miles wide and ran full path. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/i0dpdm1jtzivburti7a5gh83go1m?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=22ec84da8c1e22c034e51894bc372138','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> Very large natural avalanche than ran March 13 on the east face of Garrett Peak. Avalanche broke almost two miles wide and ran full path. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/c83a4tb24tom4irllwv7b5hajf33?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=fd3e8bc09f6eb950abd99c971e3f6631','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 6:</b> Matt Powers (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/v51gxpqi1bfd8bhu0fcelqrv2voo?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=a38864151c514ddca8d76e6d0c55772e','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 7:</b> A very large natural avalanche near East Snowmass Creek 3/13/19
Photo courtesy of Matt Powers (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/ly2zmam61l5tiksl10hnnhb9ekro?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=b9203719911063459b4e08daf66c6152','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 8:</b> A very large natural avalanche near East Snowmass Creek 3/13/19
Photo courtesy of Matt Powers (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/d8w1a21xq4opgg1mg1n5sdf7m1nn?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=bf5b5026ec307d169f53ee4fdefe61d3','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 9:</b> A very large natural avalanche near East Snowmass Creek 3/13/19
Photo courtesy of Matt Powers (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/phnvllydjf3ad72xh0zznipfkxdo?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=26c450f525d9fc85589a077c386ba53c','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)