BC Zone Observation Report
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County
Details
Date:
2020/02/18
Observer:
B MO
Organization:
Public
Location
BC Zone:
Vail & Summit County
Area Description:
Ute peak
Weather
Weather Description:
Sunny, warm, very little wind
Snowpack
Snowpack Description:
6in of fresh
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
Was skinning up steep open west facing terrain around 35deg and remotely triggered a large destructive slide about 200ft below me at about 10800ft. Crown was 2ft deep and over 200ft wide, WSW aspect. It failed on a buried crust and ran about 600ft. I could hear the large heavy debris pile snapping trees. Estimating the size R2 D3??
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2020/02/18
†
1
<TL
W
HS
AS / r
R2
D2
Date:
2020/02/18 (Estimated)
Observer:
B MO
Organization:
Public
Maximum Slope Angle:
35 °
Sliding Surface:
O - Within Old Snow
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