Author: CB Avalanche Center
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Mount Baldy Avalanche
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date of Observation: 11/21/2015 Name: WS Subject: Mount Baldy Avalanche Aspect: North Elevation: ATL Avalanches: 11/21/15 “we watched two skiers skin up and set this off early afternoon. The two skiers are visible at the top of the slide in this pic (barely). (no other information was provided, but if you…
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Mount Emmons
Location: Crested Butte Area Date of Observation: 11/21/2015 Name: EM Subject: Emmons Aspect: South East, South Elevation: 9,200 – 12,400 Avalanches: No visible new slab activity. Weather: Saturday was quite cold to begin the day. Elevation gain and solar kept air temp comfortable. Consistent light winds from the west near and above treeline. Didn’t see…
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Mountain Weather 11/22
Date: 11/22/2015 We will see clear skies, warm sun, and a light westerly breeze near ridge top today and tomorrow as the large trough of low pressure which passed us Thursday and Friday drifts farther to our east, and high pressure builds in its wake until Wednesday.. Valley inversions will strengthen, so our coldest, most…
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Upper Slate, Baxter Basin
Location: Paradise Divide Area Date of Observation: 11/21/2015 Name: Ian Havlick Subject: Upper Slate, Baxter Basin Aspect: North, North East, East, South East, South Elevation: 9500-12000 Avalanches: Saw numerous small wind slabs in extreme terrain on NW-N-NE facing, unsupported slopes in Baxter Basin, and below Schuykill Peak. Investigated largest, most significant slide in the area…
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Ruby Range Snowpack Structure
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date of Observation: 11/21/2015 Name: Zach Guy Subject: Ruby Range Snowpack Structure Aspect: South East, South Elevation: 11,000 – 12,600 ft. Avalanches: None Weather: Clear, light to moderate WNW ridgetop winds. No snow transport Snowpack: On S and SSE aspects above treeline: Snow surface remained dry. The 11/16 interface is a…
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Mountain Weather 11/21/15
Date: 11/21/2015 The jet stream and associated moist northwest flow is lifting into the Dakotas, leaving us under a cold air mass and building high pressure through the weekend. Valley inversions, rebounding mountain temps, clear skies, and light winds are on the menu until the next Pacific system returns mid next week. Today High Temperature:…
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Irwin obs
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date of Observation: 11/20/2015 Name: Irwin Guides Subject: Irwin Obs Aspect: South, South West, West Avalanches: No natural avalanches observed despite good visibility into the Anthracites, the Ruby Range and Peeler Basin. Snowpack: HS varied from 20-70cm with more scouring than loading from recent strong westerly and northerly winds near treeline. The…
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Coney’s
Location: Crested Butte Area Date of Observation: 11/19/2015 Name: Seth Beers Subject: Coney’s Aspect: North East Elevation: 10,700 Avalanches: Observed a small natural avalanche (R1D1.5) on SE face of Mineral Point from ridge-line but no other instabilities observed around the areas visible from Ridgeline. Weather: 34F @ TH @ ~1245, consistent 10 – 15 mph…
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recent natural activity
Location: Paradise Divide Area Date of Observation: 11/19/2015 Name: Keith Nunn Subject: Recent Natural Activity Aspect: South East Avalanches: Observed two natural size 1-2 avalanches on southeast aspects above treeline. Both slides appeared to have occured in the last 24 hours and were the result of wind loading.
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Paradise Divide Snow Ob
Location: Paradise Divide Area Date of Observation: 11/17/2015 Name: MR Subject: Paradise Divide Snow Ob Aspect: North East, East, South East Elevation: 9,500-11,200 Weather: strong gusting winds out of the northwest. Intermittent spitting snow. Mid 20’s temp? Snowpack: dense slab of new snow, some wind stiffened, on skin track on east to northeast aspects, some…