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CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Front Range

Details

Date: 2022/02/12

Observer: Ben Pritchett
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

CAIC Comments

reported by Grand County SAR

Location

BC Zone: Front Range

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: A skier triggered and was caught in an avalanche near Nitro Chute. The avalanche carried the person to the edge of a cliff, where they placed a call for help. Grand County SAR up-hauled the person so they could traverse out safely.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2022/02/12 ^†

Berthoud Pass west side

1

TL

E

U

AS / u

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Skier triggered avalanche near Nitro Chute on Berthoud Pass in the Front Range zone. Avalanche occurred 12 Feb 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/wi7infh7ovs13raqxfqtoe2xew7h?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=3af5b0ba76c42e9a5c2fe88657fb2b52','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> The red lines snow the location of avalanche crowns. The red circle snows the location the rider was rescued from. February 12, 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/zgicze2f01tzdqhl2pdfa6a0jwcg?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=649221c73694c8249d0d13ad61108164','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)