Author: CB Avalanche Center
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Mountain Weather for Monday, March 30th, 2015
Date: 03/30/2015 Another day of unseasonable warm weather is on tap as the stubborn ridge of high pressure remains amplified over the western United States. Convective clouds may increase this afternoon, but no precipitation is expected. Tomorrow looks to be the warmest and windiest day of the week, before a series of weak cold fronts…
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Mountain Weather for Sunday, March 29th, 2015
Date: 03/29/2015 Clouds moved in overnight, and acted like a blanket over our area, insulating the warm temperatures from yesterday and preventing freezing temperatures below 12,000ft. This morning those clouds will lift, creating sunny skies and very warm temperatures. The week ahead looks very spring-like, and record high temperatures look possible almost everyday of the…
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IRWIN TENURE AND RUBY RANGE
LOCATION: Kebler Pass Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/28/2015 NAME: Evan Ross SUBJECT: IRWIN TENURE AND RUBY RANGE ASPECT: East, South, West ELEVATION: NTL/BTL AVALANCHES: WEATHER: Clear, high temps at 12k 38 and 10K 50 degrees. Mostly light westerly winds through the day that where increasing to moderate around 2pm. clouds started to increase to…
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Irwin Tenure and Ruby Range
LOCATION: Kebler Pass Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/27/2015 NAME: Evan Ross SUBJECT: Irwin Tenure and Ruby Range ASPECT: East, South, West ELEVATION: NTL/BTL WEATHER: Light to Moderate westerly winds at ridge line. Clear sky. High temps of 37 at 12k and 47 at 10k. SNOWPACK: The recent storm snow became moist or wet down…
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Mountain Weather at 11,000ft March 28, 2015
Date: 03/28/2015 We have another mild day on tap, with mostly sunny skies and above average high temperatures. A cold front will be moving over our area this evening bringing gusty frontal winds and increased clouds. There is a small chance of a few snow showers but they would be very light and spotty in…
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snow surveys
LOCATION: Crested Butte Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/26/2015 NAME: ADB SUBJECT: snow surveys ASPECT: South East, South ELEVATION: BTL AVALANCHES: WEATHER: Mostly sunny, calm, warm SNOWPACK: Two snow courses: Bottom of Red Lady Glades (Keystone) and the other by Mike’s Mile (Crested Butte). Hard rain crust found at both courses 4 inches below the…
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Mount Emmons
LOCATION: Crested Butte Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/26/2015 NAME: than SUBJECT: Shredwell ASPECT: North, North East ELEVATION: ATL, BTL AVALANCHES: plenty of wet slide activity that looked to be two days old on s/sw faces in lower part of red well WEATHER: sunny, warm, light winds up high 10mph range SNOWPACK: Boot top goodness…
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Friends Hut Area, Brush Creek
LOCATION: Brush Creek Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/26/2015 NAME: Zach Guy SUBJECT: Friends Hut Area, Brush Creek ASPECT: ELEVATION: AVALANCHES: WEATHER: SNOWPACK: No signs of instability today except a few rollerballs on steep southerly aspects ATL. Windslabs trending toward unreactive…kicked around on a few pockets and couldn’t get any to budge. On north aspects…
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Mountain Weather March 27, 2015
Date: 03/27/2015 A high pressure ridge over the great basin will keep mild spring weather in our area through Saturday. This ridge will see some flatting as a trough races through on Saturday night. This trough will likely only bring increased clouds and stronger winds to our area with a very low chance of precipitation.…
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Irwin and Ruby Range
LOCATION: Kebler Pass Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/25/2015 NAME: Evan Ross SUBJECT: Irwin and Ruby Range ASPECT: East, South, West ELEVATION: Near and Above treeline AVALANCHES: Several natural point release avalanches and one soft slab observed in the Ruby Range on south and east aspects above treeline. Didn’t get a good chance to see…