Field Report
Vail & Summit County - CO
2025/01/15
Backcountry Area: Vail & Summit County
Author: Bruce Hodgkins
Report Information
Observation Summary
Second Skier on slope remotely triggered a Hard Slab avalanche 100 meters away that broke timber. This avalanche then sympathetically triggered a larger avalanche several hundred meters away.
Route Description
Vail Pass - West Side of Uneva Peak
Avalanches
Triggered avalanche
Avalanche #1 remotely triggered by skier HS-R1-D2 11,000' W/NW
Avalanche #2 sympathetically triggered by Avalanche #1 HS-R2-D2.5 12,000' W/SW
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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01/15/2025
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1 | TL | W | HS | AS/r | R1 | D2 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
01/15/2025 -
12:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.552
-106.201
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01/15/2025
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1 | >TL | SW | HS | AS/y | R2 | D2.5 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
01/15/2025 -
12:00pm
(estimated)
Location
39.552
-106.201
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Multiple Avalanches
Snowpack
Cracking:
None
Collapsing:
None
Weather
Clear, winds nil, temps low 20's.