BC Zone Observation Report
Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Gunnison
Details
Date:
2020/04/19
Observer:
Ben Pritchett
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
CAIC Comments
Copied from CBAC website
Location
BC Zone:
Gunnison
Area Description:
Axtell 3rd Bowl (Pencil Handrail)
Weather
Weather Description:
Clear, post storm
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
11:50 AM: Mt. Axtell. Skier triggered avalanche which ran into third bowl. Triggered by a ski cut on the NE aspect of the ridge which separates second and third bowls. The slide fell on the hard crust found on northerly aspects. It was clearly fresh snow from the most recent storm, 9-12” thick. Propagated about 40 feet, and even wider half way down, ran about 800 -1000 feet.
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2020/04/19
†
1
TL
NE
SS
AS / c
R1
D2
Date:
2020/04/19 (Estimated)
Observer:
Ben Pritchett
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
Area Description:
Axtell 3rd Bowl (Pencil Handrail)
