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Operation Observation Report

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Loveland Ski Area

Details

Date: 2016/12/20

Observer: Public

Location

Operation: Loveland Ski Area
Area Description: Open bowl just north of lift line 9 at Loveland Ski Area

Weather

Weather Description: Temps -10 F, Winds WNW 25-45, Sky-Few,

Snowpack

Snowpack Description: No Pit or Crown Observations due to lack of access. Best guess; Wind Slab over Previous Storm Slab over a buried Wind Slab (HS) sitting on Basal Facets. No mitigation work done yet this season, so a natural snowpack to date.

Avalanches

Avalanche Description: Ridgeline, 12,600', East facing slope. Patrol Bowl - HS-AKu-R4-D4-G. Crown estimated 550' wide. Average depth 15, max 20+.

Date

Location/Path

#

Elev

Asp

Type

Trig

SizeR

SizeD

View

2016/12/20 ^†

Patrol Bowl

1

>TL

E

HS

AK / r

R3

D3

Media

Images

<b>Figure 1:</b> Snow Cat was working approximately 60-80 yards away to the north on a winter road in a flat area. Got into some shallow snow and most likely triggered it from there. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/ng4vqsu9e7y9dbc37qo531nl2suv?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=eafc9e1cd7b354d1edbcea3e025bc040','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)

<b>Figure 2:</b> Snow Cat was working approximately 60-80 yards away to the north on a winter road in a flat area. Got into some shallow snow and most likely triggered it from there. (<a href=javascript:void(0); onClick=win=window.open('https://caic-production.imgix.net/xg05arunf11z876hisjkc6y8kp0v?ixlib=php-3.1.0&s=ce1f797b9a67f53c9c37e8296cf93031','caic_media','resizable=1,height=820,width=840,scrollbars=yes');win.focus();return false;>see full sized image</a>)