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BC Zone Observation Report

Friday, January 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2021/01/01

Observer: Matt Sepulveda
Organization: Public

Location

BC Zone: Front Range
Area Description: Berthoud Pass
Route Description: Stanley Mountain East Face

Weather

Weather Description: Clear Skies, no wind, 7 deg F

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: R1 D1 avalanche on the East face on Stanley, just around from the Stanley Slide Path. I observed several sets of ski tracks close on looker's left of this avalanche, but could not determine what actually caused this avalanche.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2021/01/01 ^†

Berthoud Pass

1

>TL

E

SS

AS / r

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Photo of East face of Stanley Mountain taken from behind the weather station on the West side of Berthoud Pass. The tracks that appear under the avalanche are actually on No Name Bench ( a NE aspect, one drainage closer to where the photo was taken from) (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/criiwf6qolclnug5uyll9uvxz2o0?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=f87616e5532f9cb12a9c6169bcff3b22','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Photo of East face of Stanley Mountain while traveling downhill on US40. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/p1aivdnoyvw032bgw6krq31bngpt?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=3df1818198d28e52716e28b3de6d0ff8','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)