CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2020/01/23

Observer: Mike Cooperstein
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Front Range
Area Description: Mt Trelease

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: One skier caught carried and partially buried. The skier was the 6th rider on this slope today.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2020/01/23

Dry Gulch

1

<TL

SE

SS

AS / u

R2

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Skier triggered avalanche southeast aspect Mt Trelease Front Range zone. January 23, 2020 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/cqfdhkga4a46q8ud0982luhci2v8?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=471a1ec15233a7d51ea64e2a4ccb5056','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Skier triggered avalanche southeast aspect Mt Trelease Front Range zone. January 23, 2020 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/txd6kjqpfjpk75yoervjv0ddgevq?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=375bc63068c8d30073cb3cc2a65167bc','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Skier triggered avalanche southeast aspect Mt Trelease Front Range zone. January 23, 2020 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/gq11gucdu17uo5c28g1jgdvvtmg2?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=7ade5b2e4d9388c51a4563005c10643e','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)