Field Report
Vail & Summit County - CO
2025/01/13
Backcountry Area: Vail & Summit County
Author: Reed Ryan
Report Information
Route Description
Skidoo up middle fork swan to “swandyke”. Ski toured up south facing ridge west of avalanche path below pt 12,600. Descended south facing glades
Avalanche
Triggered avalanche
Ascending south facing ridge when we were approx 100’ from SSE rollover of the path to the east we heard a whumph and saw the slope crack and avalanche
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Date | # | Elev | Asp | Type | Trig | SizeR | SizeD | Problem Type | Location |
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01/13/2025
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1 | TL | S | HS | AS/r | R3 | D2 | Persistent Slab |
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Date and Time
01/13/2025 -
9:47am
(known)
Location
39.514
-105.889
Slope Angle
34 degrees
Start Zone Elevation
12,300 ft
Sliding Surface
O
Avg Depth
280 cm
Avg Width
185 m
Avg Vertical Run
900 ft
Max Vertical Run
1,000 ft
Weak Layer
Layer
Weak Layer Type
Faceted Crystals
Terminus
BP
Avalanche Comments
Preciously wind loaded area, max slope angle 34 deg, min 25. Ran where the path turned slightly more SE |
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Snowpack
Cracking:
Shooting
Collapsing:
Rumbling
HS 130 BTL HS 300 ATL