BC Zone Observation Report
Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Gunnison
Details
Date:
2020/01/19
Observer:
(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center
Organization:
CBAC
Location
BC Zone:
Gunnison
Weather
Weather Description:
clear skies and calm.
Snowpack
Snowpack Description:
surface hoar less than 1 inch across all slopes except forested areas (see pictures). snow skied like we were skiing facets on the open slopes.
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
Observed a slide likely triggered on 1/18/29 at 10,300 feet on a NE aspect at 10,300 feet. Photo from below doesn’t capture this small convex slope with a slope angle greater than 35 degrees on an isolated feature skiers left of the main slide path with saplings, where the majority of yesterdays tracks are and our tracks are. Looks like a SS-R2-D1. Didn’t get close enough to gage the crown height, but did observe the debris pile in the runout zone, which would have partially buried you.
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2020/01/19
†
Snodgrass Mountain
1
<TL
E
---
R2
D1
Date:
2020/01/19 (Estimated)
Observer:
(Public) Crested Butte Avalanche Center
Organization:
CBAC
Area Description:
Presumed to be a skier triggered slide, but unable to tell from slide
Landmark:
Snodgrass Mountain
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