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2013/05/22
Vail & Summit County
Crystal Peak
2
>TL
E
WS
AS
R1
D1
Date:
2013/05/22
Time:
11:00 AM
Observer:
Scott Toepfer
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
Area Description:
2nd pitch on the east face of Crystal Peak
Landmark:
Crystal Peak
Maximum Slope Angle:
45 °
Elevation:
12600 ft
Sliding Surface:
I - New/Old Interface
Average Crown:
2 in
Maximum Crown:
4 in
Average Width:
6 ft
Maximum Width:
50 ft
Comments:
New snow (couple inches)sheeting off the dust layer. Widened out pretty quick. Easy to stay in front of the debris but at the transition from track to runout had to ski out of the way before speed washed. Entrained enough debris to possibly tweak a knee or shoulder, but not enough to bury a person
2013/05/21
Vail & Summit County
Fremont Pass
1
<TL
W
SS
AC
R2
D1.5
Date:
2013/05/21
Observer:
Drew Gibson
Area Description:
WSW face of Villa Ridge toward Clinton Gulch. (NW ridge of Drift Peak)
Landmark:
Fremont Pass
Average Slope Angle:
38 °
Maximum Slope Angle:
42 °
Elevation:
12985 ft
Sliding Surface:
S - Within Storm Snow
Weak Layer:
Layer
Weak Layer Grain Type:
Precipitation Particles
Average Crown:
8 in
Maximum Crown:
24 in
Average Width:
30 ft
Maximum Width:
40 ft
Comments:
Triggered by cornice failure. Failed within the storm snow. Upon inspection a very slight density change caused a 60cm soft slab to fail on a 12cm storm layer. Stability tests in crown revealed Shovel Sheer Easy, SSE. Compression Test CTV, failing on isolation. Unknown slide path vertical due to cloud layer.
2013/05/21
†
Independence Pass
2
>TL
N
SS
N
R1
D1.5
Date:
2013/05/21 (Estimated)
Observer:
Rob Hunker
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
Comments:
storm slab
2013/05/19
†
Sawatch Range
Independence Pass-East side
2
>TL
N
L
AS
R1
D1
Date:
2013/05/19 (Estimated)
Observer:
Scott Toepfer
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
Area Description:
Couloir
Landmark:
Independence Pass-East side
Elevation:
13800 ft
Sliding Surface:
I - New/Old Interface
Average Width:
2 m
Average Vertical:
30 ft
Maximum Vertical:
75 ft
Comments:
Easy to keep out of the way, but there was enough mass to move you around a bit
2013/05/19
†
Sawatch Range
Independence Pass-East side
2
>TL
NE
SS
AS
R1
D1
Date:
2013/05/19 (Estimated)
Observer:
Scott Toepfer
Organization:
Forecaster, CAIC
Area Description:
N face of La Plata Pk
Landmark:
Independence Pass-East side
Elevation:
14336 ft
Sliding Surface:
I - New/Old Interface
Weak Layer:
Layer
Average Crown:
2 in
Maximum Crown:
6 in
Average Width:
25 ft
Average Vertical:
30 ft
Maximum Vertical:
50 ft
Comments:
Small & did not run far.
2013/05/19
†
Front Range
1
TL
E
C
N / U
Date:
2013/05/19 (Estimated)
Observer:
Area Description:
Steep slopes just to the west of Saint Mary's Lake.
Elevation:
11500 ft
Comments:
Looks like a cornice fall with some a slide on a slope greater than 30 degrees.
2013/05/19
†
Front Range
Rocky Mountain National Park
1
>TL
SE
WS
AC
R2
D2
Date:
2013/05/19 (Estimated)
Observer:
John Rice
Organization:
Public
Landmark:
Rocky Mountain National Park
Average Slope Angle:
40 °
Elevation:
12000 ft
†
Estimated
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