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BC Zone Observation Report

Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Sawatch Range

Details

Date: 2022/02/24

Observer: Jason Konigsberg
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Sawatch Range
Area Description: Star Mountain

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2022/02/23 ^†

Independence Pass-East side

1

TL

NE

SS

N

R1

D1

View

2022/02/23 ^†

Independence Pass-East side

1

>TL

E

N

R3

D2.5

View

2022/02/23 ^†

Independence Pass-East side

1

TL

NE

SS

N

R3

D2

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Star A and B avalanches near Independence Pass. Photo from February 24, 2022 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/j62yah3fxdmjp18w0je0w1i5plod?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=d95d00baf71bae85db3ee5e4a1667977','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Star B avalanche path near Independence Pass. The avalanche ran on February 22 or 23, 2022 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/kka0cuvy0hds6eso9w142hregay8?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=e1ec2eca348888e587799571688c6f0d','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Star D avalanche path near Independence Pass. The avalanche ran on February 22 or 23, 2022 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/os1f59gwiauvofokdu4mw5b052gi?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=1c00ca9eefbcb5e08dbee5a3558ee69e','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 4:</b> Star E avalanche path near Independence Pass. The avalanche ran on February 22 or 23, 2022 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/5b1g8avt9ddyup5hcquyhg7t4v4q?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=20ce4e685fdbf758e3328ddaa3821067','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 5:</b> Star E avalanche path near Independence Pass. The avalanche ran on February 22 or 23, 2022 (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/v9jxwrhhml40gdsof2qiyl2oysri?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=2c94ad3b40a603330217e4a3bb5c0066','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 6:</b> Recent small natural avalanches near Independence Pass (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/7q08lhddzz494rszr64689ijpcrc?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=a55dc95179d763c749f8a421d511ac46','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)