BC Zone Observation Report
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 12:00 AM
Gunnison
Details
Date:
2019/12/31
Observer:
Ben Pritchett
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
CAIC Comments
Pulled from CBAC website
Location
BC Zone:
Gunnison
Area Description:
Schuylkill Ridge
Weather
Weather Description:
Bluebird skies, no wind. Cold!
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
Very small windslab at ridge top triggered when entering skier’s left side of Yogi’s. Evidence of previous natural avalanche activity, presumably during the most recent storm, just a few feet to the north of the triggered slab. 8-10 inch crown and very slow moving debris that only traveled 20 or 30 feet downslope.
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2020/01/01
†
Schuykill Ridge
1
TL
NE
SS
AS
R1
D1
Date:
2020/01/01 (Estimated)
Observer:
Ben Pritchett
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
Landmark:
Schuykill Ridge
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