Details

• Date: 2020/03/17

• Observer: Matthew Flynn
• Organization: Public

Location

• BC Zone: Front Range
• Area Description: Lost Lake Chutes above Lost Lake in Nederland, CO.

Weather

• Weather Description: Partly cloudy, no precip, no wind. Lost Lake sits at 9,640' and the the slide happened at about 9,640.

Snowpack

• Snowpack Description: Sun-exposed, steep 40 degree open face. Hard crust underneath with 2-6 inches of loose sugar snow on top depending on the spot. Sun exposed-areas seemed to have less snow.

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: Wet loose avalanche that likely happened this afternoon or yesterday afternoon. Trigger point was above some rocks in a patch of trees. Appeared to be skier triggered judging by the tracks. NE facing slope. 9,800'. Below tree-line.

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2020/03/17  †	Other	1	<TL	NE	WL	AS / u	R1	D1
Date: 2020/03/17 (Estimated) Observer: Matthew Flynn Organization: Public Area Description: Lost Lake Chutes Landmark: Other Average Slope Angle: 38 ° Maximum Slope Angle: 40 ° Elevation: 9600 ft Sliding Surface: I - New/Old Interface Weak Layer: Layer Weak Layer Grain Type: Melt Form