Author: CB Avalanche Center
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Mountain Weather 11/27/15
Date: 11/27/2015 A closed low pressure system bobbling around to our West will continue to keep our area under southwest flow. This system lacks deep moisture, but enough moisture at the surface should allow a few scattered snowfall showers to pass through. Some enhanced lift will spin around the low pressure and pass up through…
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Mountain Weather 11/26/`5
Date: 11/26/2015 There is a closed low hanging out to our west and wobbling around between Nevada and California. Its forcasted to get bogged down with thanksgiving affairs before heading North and East of Colorado later this weekend or early next week. Unfortunately for us Central Colorado isn’t in a favorable potion with this Closed…
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Mountain Weather 11/25/15
Date: 11/25/2015 The closed low has moved offshore and is stalling over the Great Basin. Another unseasonably warm day is in store for today, with thickening clouds and increasing winds ahead of the system. The low drags a cold front and weak band of snow showers across our mountains tonight, but isn’t bringing much moisture…
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Paradise Divide Area
Date of Observation: 11/24/2015 Name: Evan Ross Aspect: East, South West, West Elevation: 11,000-12,500 Avalanches: Noticed one avalanche between Mt treasure and Treasury that likely occurred during the natural cycle that happened during the week of 11/16. U-N-R2-D2-I. Wind loaded bowl on an East aspect at about 13,000ft. Weather: Partly cloudy skys in the morning…
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Mt. Owen Snowpack Update
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date of Observation: 11/24/2015 Name: Dustin Eldridge Subject: Mt. Owen Snowpack Update Aspect: North, North East, East, South East, South Elevation: 11,600 Avalanches: None witnessed. Weather: Calm, clear and rather warm. 42 Farenheit at Kebler trailhead Snowpack: Dug two pits around 11,600 feet in the basin between Purple and Owen. First…
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Slide on Augusta
Location: Paradise Divide Area Date of Observation: 11/24/2015 Subject: Slide on Augusta Aspect: South East Elevation: ~12,200 Avalanches: Snow collapsed and avalanche was triggered from below while we were skinning. No burials or injuries. No one was caught.Best estimates are 100′ wide, 300 or 400′ in running length. Possibly D2. We never saw the crown…
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Snow surface obs
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date of Observation: 11/23/2015 Name: Zach Guy Subject: Snow surface obs Aspect: North East, East, South Elevation: 10,000 -13,000 ft Avalanches: No signs of instability observed across multiple slopes and aspects. Weather: Few to scattered thin clouds. Light west winds. Mild temps. Snowpack: Traveled across a variety of aspects above and…
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Mountain Weather 11/24/15
Date: 11/24/2015 The big question is whether we can expect powder piled as high as our stuffing and gravy this week? The much anticipated storm is currently marching south along the Pacific Coast. It closes off and stalls over Nevada through the rest of the week. We will see winds and cloud cover increase by…
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Mountain Weather 11/23
Date: 11/23/2015 Today will be very similar to the weekend, with slightly warmer temperatures above the stubborn valley inversions. If heading out later in the day, you may notice increasing westerly winds and high clouds as a slight disturbance in the dry westerly flow moves over Colorado, which will insulate from frigid lows tonight. Look…
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Persistent slab structure through terrain
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date of Observation: 11/22/2015 Name: Evan Ross Subject: Persistent slab structure through terrain Aspect: North East, East, South East, North West Elevation: 10,400-12,200 Weather: Not a lick of wind and warmer temps with stronger solar then the previous day. Snowpack: Traveld through many different slopes in the upper OBJ drainage while…