CAIC

CAIC: Colorado Avalanche Information Center

HW Zone Observation Report

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Loveland Pass

Details

Date: 2020/03/25

Observer: Ryan Zarter
Organization: Forecaster, CAIC

Location

HW Zone: Loveland Pass

Avalanches

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2020/03/25

West Portal

1

>TL

NW

HS

AR

R3

D3

View

2020/03/25

West Portal

1

>TL

NW

SS

AX / c

R1

D1

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Overview of a snowboarder triggered avalanche near the west portal of Eisenhower Tunnel, 25 March 2020. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/wykkxsh393irin8fn49gt6jdy7xd?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=777bd12d5691900952c043df02c37628','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Debris on the Loop Road from a snowboarder triggered avalanche near the west portal of the Eisenhower Tunnel, 25 March 2020. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/b4mrn85c13s9t834e0x7p2y9dix4?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=4911823b0e3c23a1f118357a6907f380','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 3:</b> Looking up path from the debris of a snowboarder triggered avalanche near the west portal of the Eisenhower Tunnel, 25 March 2020. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/4q098379ajdyilg7p0terbj66qxm?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=a6eb7515630d1751f28418a5eb3d112f','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)