Details

• Date: 2020/02/23

• Observer: Ryan Treais
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range
• Area Description: Herman Gulch - Citadel peak
• Route Description: North-eastern bowl of citadel.

Weather

• Weather Description: Sunny and warm with increasing cloud coverage throughout the day. 12,000ft..

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Heavy wind-loading near ridgelines and crusty wind scoured snowpack elsewhere.

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: North-eastern ridge of Citadel. North Eastern aspect. Broke about 30 ft. below ridgeline from about 13,000Ft and ran to valley floor (about 12,000ft). The are eastern micro-slopes but the majority of the face is north-eastern.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2020/02/22  †	Herman Gulch	1	>TL	NE	HS	U	R3	D3
Date: 2020/02/22 (Estimated) Observer: Ryan Treais Organization: Public Area Description: North-eastern ridge of Citadel. Landmark: Herman Gulch Sliding Surface: G - At Ground/Ice/Firm Comments: Could be a cornice triggered slide, but a bit hard to tell. Looks a day or two old.

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