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BC Zone Observation Report

Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2020/03/21

Observer: Ben Estrich
Organization: Public

Location

BC Zone: Front Range
Area Description: Dry Gulch

Weather

Weather Description: 25F, snowing, 5PM

Snowpack

Snowpack Description: 12 inches of recent snow, poorly bonded to old snow near valley floor

Snowpack Obsvervation

Cracking: Moderate
Collapsing: Moderate

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: 11,000FT Northeast aspect 38 degrees Convex roll

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2020/03/21 ^†

Dry Gulch

1

<TL

NE

SS

AS / u

R1

D1.5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> 2020-03-21 in Front Range (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9loot9n8ul3n27gzvqzxh2xqvql4?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=bd90be0940eb0fb0d0e800d8889e24ef','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> 2020-03-21 in Front Range (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/a4d7o18phkeqey3ke2cdxsd7kw2v?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=46b859c36dba214b7ee89db20b0bd1bd','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> 2020-03-21 in Front Range (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/1dzrnw92ze9682libc34gp2fmos2?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=fe5f5947a41315ff2cac1cb67a1208db','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)