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BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Vail & Summit County

Details

Date: 2022/02/10

Observer: Jayson Simons-Jones
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

CAIC Comments

observation plucked from social media

Location

BC Zone: Vail & Summit County

Snowpack

Snowpack Description: Wind thickened surface from recent few inches and winds, laying over top of a fully faceted snowpack.

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2022/02/10 ^†

Uneva Peak

1

>TL

N

L

AS

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> A skier triggered this loose avalanche, despite the wind-textured snow surface. This avalanche is surprising and highlights just how weak and faceted the upper snowpack has become, even though recent drifting blankets the near-surface facets. February 10, 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/c19e5oae938u1nedswlmxde86673?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=e73a8a14664c06989b6c7c69ca913809','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)