One killed in Vail Pass Avalanche
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One killed in Vail Pass Avalanche
Sadly, another accident:
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These are dangerous conditions and not typical for this time of year.
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These are dangerous conditions and not typical for this time of year.
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
The deep, persistent-slab avalanche is described as 10-20' deep and close to 1,000' wide
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
Damn, this is sad.
We were there yesterday (4/17) doing sled/ski laps near Ptarmigan and I'm not surprised the north side went. It's a known slide area which had to be pretty loaded based on what we saw on other aspects in the area. Plus, the area got an additional 6-8 inches of snow last night with some strong winds.
Horrible
We were there yesterday (4/17) doing sled/ski laps near Ptarmigan and I'm not surprised the north side went. It's a known slide area which had to be pretty loaded based on what we saw on other aspects in the area. Plus, the area got an additional 6-8 inches of snow last night with some strong winds.
Horrible
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
It appears they changed that to:jaymz wrote:The deep, persistent-slab avalanche is described as 10-20' deep and close to 1,000' wide
RIP
I suspect this is the area of the slide, but I don't know for sure:The deep, persistent-slab avalanche is described at 10' deep and close to 300' wide. It broke trees 3-5" in diameter. It released on a north aspect in a near-treeline area.
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WOW! That crown is huge!
So sad
So sad
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Damn it!! Such sad times, and the real sad thing is we are right on schedule with the average amount of yearly avy related deaths in CO. Even being cautious I have had my fair share of close calls in the moderate and considerate danger rating this year and in the past. Even had strange slabs inbounds in the trees this season. I saw a lot of natural avys around love pass yesterday and luckily i had the time of life I was unable to come with mine. I was so exhausted I decided to stay home today and I'm kinda glad. CAIC IS NEVER JOKING WHEN THEY PUT OUT THOSE SPECIAL WARNINGS like they did this past week!! BUT I understand how it is so hard to resist with the season melting away and conditions appearing to be so prime. No matter what this s**t always is so sad and so eerie to me. Always humbles me and makes me thankful. Thoughts and prayers to the victims, their families, and their friends.
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Agh, that sounds like an enormous slide. Very sad--RIP.
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
I figured it must have been a misprint, but that's still one monster of a slide! So sad someone got caught up in it.BillMiddlebrook wrote:It appears they changed that to:jaymz wrote:The deep, persistent-slab avalanche is described as 10-20' deep and close to 1,000' wide
RIP
The deep, persistent-slab avalanche is described at 10' deep and close to 300' wide. It broke trees 3-5" in diameter. It released on a north aspect in a near-treeline area.
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
Wow - this hits hard after having been right up there. That slide was huge. Very sad.
Re: Avalanche Fatality
Sad, and that's huge. This is one of the scarier late-season snowpacks I can recall. Second half of april and we're still dealing with hudge deep slabs going off.
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Re: Avalanche Fatality
Sad news to hear. Got word on FB feed from CAIC this morning laying bed. Said deep persistent slab, so was expecting a big crown, but that is huge. Looks insanely wind-loaded from the detail shot of the crown with a giant cornice still hanging over the center. Scary snowpack this year.
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wow this sucks, one of my good friends already lost someone really close to them this year...It's still a winter pack, stay safe out there.
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