Author: CB Avalanche Center
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Mountain Weather April 5, 2015
Date: 04/05/2015 Warm, dry, and breezy conditions continue today under southwest flow. We’ll see this weather pattern continue into the first half of the work week as a low pressure system slowly sags south along the Pacific Coast. It moves inland on Wednesday, bringing the chance for light to moderate snowfall for the latter half…
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Kebler Pass Area
Location: Kebler Pass Area Date: 04/04/2015 Name: Tyler Subject: BC skiing Aspect: North, North East, South Elevation: 12,000+ AVALANCHES: Just sluff and small manageable winds slabs WEATHER: Bluebird, warm at lower elevations Wind blowing N-NE SNOWPACK: Holding firm, small wind slabs and sluff on steeper slopes-N/NE Corn and bulletproof off Red Lady after 12, snow…
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Mountain Weather April 4, 2015
Date: 04/04/2015 A flat ridge is developing over Colorado as a low pressure system moves inland over the Pacific Northwest. This will bring a gradual warming trend with strengthening winds over the next few days. Temperatures will be roughly 10 degrees warmer today than yesterday under clear skies. Warm and dry conditions will prevail into…
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Mt. Axtell
LOCATION: Kebler Pass Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 04/03/2015 NAME: Zach Guy SUBJECT: Mt. Axtell ASPECT: North, North East ELEVATION: 9,500 to 12,000 ft. AVALANCHES: Small, manageable sluffing on steep terrain on the new snow interface. Skier triggered one isolated and shallow old slab that broke on the 3/24 facet layer, in a heavily cross loaded…
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Mountain Weather for Monday, April 3rd, 2015
Date: 04/03/2015 Cold air will fill in behind yesterday’s frontal passage, and calm winds will prevail at all locations today. Tomorrow, temperatures will rebound quickly under clear skies, but should remain at, or slightly below seasonal averages. Next week looks benign, with a slight chance for precipitation mid week. Today High Temperature: 25-30 Wind Speed:…
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Mt Emmons, Evans Basin
LOCATION: Crested Butte Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 04/02/2015 NAME: Evan Ross SUBJECT: Mt Emmons, Evans Basin ASPECT: East, South East ELEVATION: 9,400-11,000 AVALANCHES: WEATHER: Blustery recirculating winds BTL. Looked to be westerly and strong near treeline. Mostly Clouldy sky and maybe four snow flakes fell from the sky. SNOWPACK: At all elevations the snowpack…
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Mountain Weather April 2, 2015
Date: 04/02/2015 A large Pacific trough is situated over southern Canada and Montana, steering a shortwave across Nevada this morning. This will advance a front across our mountains this afternoon/evening, bringing a couple of inches of snow, gusty winds, and colder temperatures. Unsettled showers linger tomorrow before a weak ridge returns for the weekend, with…
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Mountain Weather April 1, 2015
Date: 04/01/2015 Unsettled weather is on tap for the next few days, but we aren’t looking at any significant snow producers. A large trough is making landfall over the Pacific Northwest and will lift across the Northern Rockies and Canada over the next few days, sending a series of shortwaves our direction. The first is…
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Mountain Weather March 31, 2015
Date: 03/31/2015 In like a lion and out like a lamb, March wraps up with another unusually warm one as the high pressure ridge crosses Colorado today. Alpine winds will pick up this afternoon, as well as some convective clouds. A progressive storm track is developing over the Northern Rockies, and we will be on…
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Mountain Weather March 31, 2015
Date: In like a lion and out like a lamb, March wraps up with another unusually warm one as the high pressure ridge crosses Colorado today. Alpine winds will pick up this afternoon, as well as some convective clouds. A progressive storm track is developing over the Northern Rockies, and we will be on the…