Details

• Date: 2020/02/08

• Observer: Ben Pritchett
• Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

• BC Zone: Gunnison
• Area Description: Windshield tour for avalanche observations

Weather

• Weather Description: Partly Cloudy. Wind picked up late morning, transporting snow as the winds shifted to the southwest. Rapid warm up. Elkton jumped from 19 to 37 degrees in 4 hours (9am-1pm).

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: A modest natural avalanche cycle. Most of the larger avalanches appear to have run earlier in the storm, with numerous small avalanches running towards the end.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2020/02/08	Mount Emmons	1	TL	NE	SS	AS	R2	D2
Date: 2020/02/08 Time: 8:00 AM (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Red Lady Bowl - Flat Ridge Landmark: Mount Emmons Elevation: 11500 ft Average Vertical: 600 ft Comments: Witnessed by people in town.
	2020/02/08	Mount Emmons	2	TL	SE	SS	AS / y	R1	D1.5
Date: 2020/02/08 Time: 8:00 AM (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Red Lady Bowl - small rollers low in bowl Landmark: Mount Emmons Elevation: 11200 ft
	2020/02/07  †	Gothic	1	>TL	SE	SS	N	R2	D2.5
Date: 2020/02/07 (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Avery - Southeast Face Landmark: Gothic
	2020/02/07  †	Kebler Pass	3	>TL	NE		N	R2	D2
Date: 2020/02/07 (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Mt. Axtell Landmark: Kebler Pass
	2020/02/07  †	Elk Mountains - South of Peal Pass	1	>TL	SE	SS	N	R2	D2.5
Date: 2020/02/07 (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Teocalli South Face Landmark: Elk Mountains - South of Peal Pass
	2020/02/07  †	Other	1	TL	SW	SS	N	R2	D2
Date: 2020/02/07 (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Double Top Landmark: Other
	2020/02/07  †	Schofield Pass	2	>TL	S	SS	N	R2	D2
Date: 2020/02/07 (Estimated) Observer: Ben Pritchett Organization: Forecaster, CAIC Area Description: Mt. Bellview Landmark: Schofield Pass Elevation: 12400 ft

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