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BC Zone Observation Report

Monday, January 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Aspen

Details

Date: 2022/01/17

Observer: Dylan Craaybeek
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

CAIC Comments

Original observations from M. Boyles here: https://avalanche.state.co.us/caic/obs/obs_report.php?obs_id=68707

Location

BC Zone: Aspen
Area Description: Ski Hayden Peak

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: CAIC forecaster investigated the avalanche on Jan. 17.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2022/01/06 ^†

Ashcroft

1

>TL

NE

HS

N

R2

D2.5

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> A large natural avalanche that ran off the north east face of Hayden. Likely ran late on January 6. Near Ashcroft, Aspen zone (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/lo7csilur2q4670alq51g73z5qvw?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=e12669bd11fa3083dd95f1c2b8010ba7','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> A large natural avalanche that ran off the northeast face of Hayden in the Aspen zone. Likely ran on Jan. 6, 2022. Photo courtesy of S. Scharin. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/h0najaifjx54p0d7xp7itpogfalv?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=983de86bdd3da4f2cd68e9c650907b56','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Close up image of an avalanche crown off of Ski Hayden Peak with a slope angle overlay on it. The avalanche likely occurred on Jan. 6, 2022. Image taken on Jan. 17 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/9w9gmt3eas8007j3s6izjk1hsu4j?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=78ec0124864cbe97129fa5c38936d672','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> A large debris pile from a Large avalanche on the east side of Ski Hayden Peak. This debris pile is in the Sandy Creek drainage. The avalanche likely occurred on Jan. 6, 2022. Image taken Jan. 17, 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/1l5c4apvuubq1qevg6a4zqhmbw62?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=e9e0765b19c13f1d0c0460a3c3330606','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> The picture was taken standing on the edge of the crown of an avalanche on Ski Hayden Peak. You can see the crown span the entirety of the picture to the rock ridgeline on the far side. This avalanche was a Large (D2.5) avalanche that likely occurred on Jan. 6, 2022. Image taken on Jan. 17, 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/f9bd6x4vv1uw83xv5qcae2bcsq2i?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=cb7a1e932949b4c2546cce41eafab21a','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)