Avalanche Trap Dyke - Views From The Top

yvon · 03-16-2007, 08:52 PM

Today I passed in front of Trap Dyke, there was an avalanche precisely at this place. I do not when it append. All the trees have been swept in front of it.
Here is two pics of that avalanche.

ROCKYSUMMIT · 03-16-2007, 09:25 PM

Wow, nice pics. Sure hope no one was in the Trap Dyke at that time.

Skyclimber · 03-16-2007, 09:42 PM

It will be interesting to see in the Spring, how much damaged the Avalanche actually did.

yvon · 03-17-2007, 05:55 AM

I think this is maybe a consequence of the avalanche.
See that trail report
http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/trail/ny/5937.html

prino · 03-17-2007, 07:39 AM

WOW! Neat pictures Yvon. Glad it happened before you arrived on the scene. Could you imagine the noise and power if that had come down while you were standing there?

skiguy · 03-17-2007, 10:07 AM

Wow

Nice Photos...Did the deposition zone come all the way across the Lake towards the Summer Trail? Sounds like the folks camped out up there were lucky to get out.

woodstrider · 03-17-2007, 10:32 AM

Ditto everyones comments

yvon · 03-17-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skiguy

Wow

Nice Photos...Did the deposition zone come all the way across the Lake towards the Summer Trail? Sounds like the folks camped out up there were lucky to get out.

Yes, It was strong, and some trees are down even on the other side of the lake. We had to climb over packed snow made by the avalanche to follow the trail. It is incredible how strong it should be.

DougPaul · 03-17-2007, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvon

It is incredible how strong it should be.

Avalanched snow sets up very hard very quickly. The friction melts some of the snow and the resultant water freezes up. Makes it hard to dig out buried victims, too--metal shovels are often required to dig efficiently.

Doug

yonkers · 03-17-2007, 06:32 PM

ok i have to ask, how did this avalanche cause a flash flood at lake colden?
avalanche lake is frozen still ? was the force that strong that it pushed the ice down and caused the water underneath to overflow onto lake colden? kinda like stepping on a plastic water bottle. is lake colden also still frozen? Did the water flash flood on top of the ice here?

mtn.goat · 03-17-2007, 06:39 PM

I was out snowshoeing on Friday and ended up heading up to Slant Rock and then up over the Brothers and back to the Garden and was amazed at what I saw at each stream crossing. I can only imagine what it must've been like but each stream bank had large blocks of ice and snow deposited up to 10-15' in some areas from where the water was. On top of that the banks of the rivers looked like a torrent of water had carved them out. It definitely made for some "fun" crossings as every snow bridge is now gone. The photos of the deposition zone looked almost exactly the same as the edges of all the streams/rivers that I had seen on Fri. I'm guessing a similar torrent of water (due to the rapid melt) was responsible for the avalanche.

yvon · 03-18-2007, 12:09 PM

Look on the other side of the lake. (our side)

prino · 03-18-2007, 05:33 PM

Yvon, Judging from that last picture it looks as though the Avalanche took a left turn at the bottom of the Dyke and ended up on the trail at the SW end of the lake? Thats quite a distance and an odd flow line or am I mistaken?

Look forward to seeing you at the pub night tomorrow.
-Phil

DougPaul · 03-18-2007, 05:53 PM

Its been several years since I have hiked below the Dyke, but it sounds like a good sized avalanche if it also crossed the valley below--hope no one was caught.

Doug

Dave · 03-18-2007, 08:55 PM

Spoke with a ranger. It occured on Wednesday morning, 3/14. No one was near it. Good thing I didn't go up there on Saturday before... could have triggered it! We voted 4 Gos to 1 No Go on friday night, it had to be unanimous. We owe the No Go several beers!

03-16-2007, 08:52 PM	#1
yvon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 607	Avalanche Trap Dyke Today I passed in front of Trap Dyke, there was an avalanche precisely at this place. I do not when it append. All the trees have been swept in front of it. Here is two pics of that avalanche. __________________ Yvon Daigle ADK 46er--NH48/48--NORTHEAST 111 Les randonnées de Annie et Yvon (Website) ---- Hiking pics, only

03-17-2007, 05:55 AM	#4
yvon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 607	I think this is maybe a consequence of the avalanche. See that trail report http://www.viewsfromthetop.com/trail/ny/5937.html __________________ Yvon Daigle ADK 46er--NH48/48--NORTHEAST 111 Les randonnées de Annie et Yvon (Website) ---- Hiking pics, only Last edited by yvon; 03-17-2007 at 05:58 AM.

03-17-2007, 07:39 AM	#5
prino Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Montreal Area Avatar: Rammy Posts: 905	WOW! Neat pictures Yvon. Glad it happened before you arrived on the scene. Could you imagine the noise and power if that had come down while you were standing there? __________________ What am I doing on this damn computer.... I should be out on the trails!!

03-17-2007, 10:07 AM	#6
skiguy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,215	Wow Nice Photos...Did the deposition zone come all the way across the Lake towards the Summer Trail? Sounds like the folks camped out up there were lucky to get out. __________________ When Life is done with me I want to be all used up

03-17-2007, 10:32 AM	#7
woodstrider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 486	Trap Dike Ditto everyones comments __________________ Solvitur Ambulando "...Go ahead"

03-16-2007, 09:25 PM	#2
ROCKYSUMMIT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NJ.& DLWR.CNTY. NY Posts: 293	Wow, nice pics. Sure hope no one was in the Trap Dyke at that time.

03-16-2007, 09:42 PM	#3
Skyclimber Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Robins of Spring Posts: 426	It will be interesting to see in the Spring, how much damaged the Avalanche actually did.

03-17-2007, 06:32 PM	#10
yonkers Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 23	ok i have to ask, how did this avalanche cause a flash flood at lake colden? avalanche lake is frozen still ? was the force that strong that it pushed the ice down and caused the water underneath to overflow onto lake colden? kinda like stepping on a plastic water bottle. is lake colden also still frozen? Did the water flash flood on top of the ice here? __________________ mike

03-17-2007, 06:39 PM	#11
mtn.goat Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hurley, NY Posts: 95	I was out snowshoeing on Friday and ended up heading up to Slant Rock and then up over the Brothers and back to the Garden and was amazed at what I saw at each stream crossing. I can only imagine what it must've been like but each stream bank had large blocks of ice and snow deposited up to 10-15' in some areas from where the water was. On top of that the banks of the rivers looked like a torrent of water had carved them out. It definitely made for some "fun" crossings as every snow bridge is now gone. The photos of the deposition zone looked almost exactly the same as the edges of all the streams/rivers that I had seen on Fri. I'm guessing a similar torrent of water (due to the rapid melt) was responsible for the avalanche. __________________ do today what others wont, so you can do tomorrow what others cant pics....

03-18-2007, 12:09 PM	#12
yvon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 607	Look on the other side of the lake. (our side) __________________ Yvon Daigle ADK 46er--NH48/48--NORTHEAST 111 Les randonnées de Annie et Yvon (Website) ---- Hiking pics, only Last edited by yvon; 03-18-2007 at 12:13 PM.

03-18-2007, 05:33 PM	#13
prino Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Montreal Area Avatar: Rammy Posts: 905	Yvon, Judging from that last picture it looks as though the Avalanche took a left turn at the bottom of the Dyke and ended up on the trail at the SW end of the lake? Thats quite a distance and an odd flow line or am I mistaken? Look forward to seeing you at the pub night tomorrow. -Phil __________________ What am I doing on this damn computer.... I should be out on the trails!!

03-18-2007, 05:53 PM	#14
DougPaul Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bedford, MA; Avatar: eggs anyone? Posts: 7,673	Its been several years since I have hiked below the Dyke, but it sounds like a good sized avalanche if it also crossed the valley below--hope no one was caught. Doug

03-18-2007, 08:55 PM	#15
Dave Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 34	Spoke with a ranger. It occured on Wednesday morning, 3/14. No one was near it. Good thing I didn't go up there on Saturday before... could have triggered it! We voted 4 Gos to 1 No Go on friday night, it had to be unanimous. We owe the No Go several beers! __________________ "You don't want to stare at the bones of explorers past, you want to touch them. You don't want to read the temperature on the day Peary dragged his frozen body to the pinnacle of the world, you want to feel it on your face. You don't want to sit on a bearskin, you want to face it as it rears up to defend its cubs. That's really tripping ... where someone else gets fat in a chair, because YOU wrote the book. Because you ARE the fire." - Robert Koci

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