CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

BC Zone Observation Report

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 12:00 AM
Aspen

Details

Date: 2022/11/30

Observer: Dylan Craaybeek
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

BC Zone: Aspen
Area Description: Marble Peak

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2022/11/30 ^†

Marble

1

<TL

E

SS

U

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> A small avalanche below the treeline on an easterly aspect near the town of Marble that likely occurred on Nov. 30. Image taken on November 30, 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/s2pumvtv63a4xn0241ddrl06goty?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=43ddb01438cc20d44d877d9cb5479019','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Shooting cracks on an easterly aspect below the treeline in the Elk Mountains. Had this slope been a bit steeper this would have been a dangerous avalanche. Image taken on November. 30, 2022. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/8hacdkgsha6635ge0hhbwwxnzi7c?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=37967834b8873718cf3ae5731cd0c7f3','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)