BC Zone Observation Report
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Front Range
Details
Date:
2018/03/04
Observer:
Andrew Pires
Organization:
Public
Location
BC Zone:
Front Range
Area Description:
Eldora, Lost Lake area
Weather
Weather Description:
Blue bird
Snowpack
Snowpack Description:
Felt really stable the entire skin in - even on east facing aspects. We did not see any warning signs during our field observations. The chute was not wind loaded.
Avalanches
Avalanche Description:
My third turn into the chute triggered the whole thing to slide. I did not feel any instability in my first two turns. The slope angle was 40-45 degrees with a section at the top just about 45. The entire snowpack came down with me (ie all to way to the ground). The total dept of the snow was between 1-2ft. Elevation was about 10k ft.
Date
Location/Path
#
Elev
Asp
Type
Trig
SizeR
SizeD
2018/03/04
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1
<TL
Date:
2018/03/04 (Estimated)
Observer:
Andrew Pires
Organization:
Public
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