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BC Zone Observation Report

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2019/12/18

Observer: Public

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County
Area Description: East Vail, Tele Line

Weather

Weather Description: Warmer, probably got up to 25 degrees when we got to the top of tele line at 12:30 pm. Aspect: NE/E

Snowpack

Snowpack Description: Snow was still soft but starting to settle. Noticed surface hoar at the top, see photo

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: My rating observation is about a R2/D2 Discovered the slide at the top of tele line, skiers right, did not go to the ground, about 80-100ft wide and stopped at the end of the shelf before the next pitch. Probably 200-250ft long. Didn't see any obvious/recent tracks going in or out of it but wasn't able to get a super close look at the beginning or end of it. What you see in the photos is all I could see.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2019/12/18 ^†

Vail Chutes

1

TL

E

SS

U

R2

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Skiers right tele line (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/lflsld1po1os6y2xidgc87o1kge5?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=76fc11b60fb569c4b2817fe66f0bc642','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Skiers right tele line, close up (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/2e9b1i0z3l4v0utzfv1xi2i5hx4y?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=725866c99b038792697ac7df08264f79','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Surface Hoar (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/l5rzhc5vreqqkap65a31nfdm4zcj?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=f2a17d21d514bab92410bfaa0cbc230c','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Slide and part of the non affected area of tele (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/yticxx46xl1hsc0hohn8duktez44?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=10dc9cf2a1a61ac44513fd118b92da12','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)