Date of Observation: 01/18/2020
Name: Zach Kinler And Evan Ross
Subject: Gothic Avalanches
Aspect: North East, East, South East, South
Elevation: 10,000-12,000′
Avalanches: Gothic Mountain, Double Top, Coon Basin.
5x SS-N-D1-I
3x SS-N-D1.5-I
1x SS-NL-D1.5-O
1x SS-N-D1.5-O
1x SS-N-D2-O
1x SS-N-D2-I
HS-N-D2-O, SS-N-D1-I
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- AVALANCHE IN MOTION, STORM SLAB ABOVE CLIFFS TRIGGERED A SMALL PERSISTENT SLAB AND STORM SLAB BELOW.
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- SMALL PERSISTENT SLAB TRIGGERED BY STORM SLAB FROM ABOVE
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- STORM SLAB THAT MAY HAVE BROKEN INTO UPPER SNOWPACK WEAK LAYERS IN A COUPLE AREAS.
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- OVERVIEW OF AVALANCHE SEEN IN FIRST PICTURE.
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- SMALL STORM SLABS AROUND PREVIOUS GLIDE CRACKS.
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- GOTHIC’S EAST FACE WITH SEVERAL STORM AND WIND SLABS AS WELL AS A LARGER PERSISTENT SLAB BOTTOM RIGHT.
