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CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Gunnison

Details

Date: 2020/03/22

Observer: Ben Pritchett
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

CAIC Comments

avalanches texted from public to CAIC forecaster

Location

BC Zone: Gunnison

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2020/03/21 ^†

Mount Emmons

3

>TL

N

SS

N

R1

D2

View

2020/03/22 ^†

Mount Emmons

1

TL

E

SS

N

R1

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> An avalanche stepping down into persistent weak layers in Red Lady Bowl. The old adjacent crowns are from March 19th. Fresh avalanche ran 3/22/2020. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/d2axcaa9ldykekxncns7jgcsc3j5?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=fd12bfaf25b385b04fb4253db5477c49','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> A few avalanches in Red Well basin. Photo 3/21/2020. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/8jlfumovpzlql91w0l4ftnmdilpi?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=7ad5af6debec705eb78ab953003367b3','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)