CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Gunnison

Details

Date: 2022/01/22

Observer: Mike Cooperstein
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Gunnison
Area Description: CLIMAX CHUTES

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: Visible skier-triggered slide activity that looked like D1. I observed it from the Nordic trails.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2022/01/22 ^†

Mount Emmons

1

<TL

E

L

AS

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Small Loose Snow Avalanche Gunnison Zone January 22 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/f33e1meugbydp8b3bfz2gnq8py04?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=bf355bb694bb1f6e0a04c540d5e89359','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Small Loose Snow Avalanche Gunnison Zone January 22 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/k5azssm4kftaybimw6lrjymqbcca?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=9770e15cc534dd821e3f05b585768e73','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)