Details

• Date: 2019/04/21

• Observer: Tom Richardson
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
• Area Description: north west end of the valley at Straight Creek drainage (Coon Hill)

Weather

• Weather Description: Above timber line, approximately 11,000 ft, path on SE aspect. Weather was warm, sunny temp in 50s, moderate wind (10-12) from the WSW

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Hard pack, slushy on elevations below 11,000. A bit icier at elevations above 11,000 (especially on slopes not facing directly south or east.

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: It's not clear when it fell. Avalanche appears to have started with a cornice fall based on the chunk of cornice missing at the top. I outlined the avalanche path as it was hard to get a good picture due to the light.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2019/04/21  †		1	>TL	SE	WL	N	R2	D1.5
Date: 2019/04/21 (Estimated) Observer: Tom Richardson Organization: Public Comments: likely caused by cornice fall

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