CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

HW Zone Observation Report

Friday, April 17, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Vail Pass

Details

Date: 2020/04/17

Observer: Jason Konigsberg
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

HW Zone: Vail Pass

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2020/04/16 ^†

Big Lee

1

>TL

NW

SS

N

R1

D1.5

View

2020/04/17 ^†

Ellie

1

>TL

W

SS

N

R1

D1.5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Avalanche debris in the Big Lee slide path in Tenmile Canyon 4/17/20 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/amybberyw6iw0bh17v1y1oa8ecs3?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=30ada74b930fd8ee5c97817a580d9192','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Thin slabs in Big Lee 4/17/20 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/xbcsqe0yvrqmxyf0wgpzq3earf46?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=55e69a1b8e2f4d36acb807b4f1f7a5d1','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)