Avalanche Facts
The range of slopes angles at which most avalanches occur
What is 30-45 degrees
SWE is an acronym for
What is "Snow Water Equivalent"
The Ute name for Wilson Peak
What is Shandoka
The avalanche problem we commonly associate with collapsing and whumphing in the snowpack
What is Persistent Slab
What does the "P" and "12" mean in ECTP 12
What is "propagation and the number of taps it took to produce the failure"
The first and second-most common avalanche problems for us in the San Juans?
What is:
1. Persistent Slab
2. Wind Slab
The *ideal* slope angle for avalanche release
What is 37-38 degree
Under "LOW" avalanche danger, its still possible to trigger small avalanche in these areas
Most dangerous month for avalanche incidents in Colorado.
February
The name for upper edge of an avalanche debris pile
What is the stauchwall
The main identifier of a "Facet" snow grain
What is "angular square edges"?
The prevailing wind direction for the western San Juans (our area)
Southwest
The five red flags to indicate potentially unstable snow
What is: Recent Avalanches, New Snow, Strong Winds, Cracking or Collapsing, Big Rise in Temperature
The driver of the faceting process
What is "a strong temperature gradient in the snowpack"?
What local basin was the site of the deadliest avalanche incident in Colorado history?
Liberty Bell Basin, 1902, 24 miners killed.