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CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2020/01/14

Observer: Ron Simenhois
Organization: Forecaster, Colorado Avalanche Information Center

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2020/01/14 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

>TL

SE

SS

AS

R2

D1.5

View

2020/01/14 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

>TL

SE

HS

U

R3

D2

View

2020/01/14 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

>TL

E

HS

U

R3

D2

View

2020/01/14 ^†

Loveland Pass-Southside

1

>TL

E

HS

U

R3

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Hard, Wind Slab on E aspect > TL, South side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/3xnjl1w4t2b0thdyjhj8q9io04eu?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=663490f2c255ac5e8c4c136ccc80580d','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Hard/Wind Slab on E aspect > TL, South side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/4joozgqf0re1hacyxf6abc28xg9w?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=1c37b754eae218f44531109a19171c5d','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Wind transport on the South Side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/wm0agxehkegzxzh5lfti58jpw78w?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=7175b754ff644723c3a4f7f4e8d4c829','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Hard wind Slab on SE aspect > TL, South side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/2kjkyel8uma0kkq0p0n2vylwh06l?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=fc45a6ee313298ce461f4c5ed3cda437','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> Hard wind Slab on SE aspect > TL, North side of Little Professor, South side of Loveland Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/qcppbos6l3zvkzz1lkohcvgmk18u?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=8dd3b6d5d79eae953da1f85bdfbfaffe','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 6:</b> Skier triggered soft wind slab avalanche (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/c5t2izz9u1ior5vjvipoo4cf90wq?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=cdb7ee398c07060af4042ab733e49705','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)