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Date of Observation: 01/17/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Skied northerly aspects to 12,000 ft. on Axtell Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Nothing recent. Got a closer look at carnage from the last cycle in 3rd and 4th Bowl. There is a full-depth crown that runs from the…

Date of Observation: 01/17/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Evan Ross[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Brush Creek to White Rock Mountain. 10,000ft to 13,500 Weather: Beautiful day. Few clouds. Steady light wind in the alpine. Snowpack: Nice to keep stretching our legs into all parts of our forecast area while getting out to enjoy…

Date of Observation: 01/16/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: West Brush Creek, generally traveled on E and NE aspects to 11,300 ft. Observed avalanche activity: No Weather: Calm winds. A few thin clouds this afternoon. Snowpack: No signs of instability. HS ranged from 120 to 150 cm. PSTs…

Date of Observation: 01/15/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Various E to NE aspects below treeline near town, up to 10,400 ft. Observed avalanche activity: No Weather: Clear, cool, calm where we traveled. I could see blowing snow off of peaks near Paradise Divide this afternoon. Snowpack: No…

Date of Observation: 01/14/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Evan Ross[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: 2nd Bowl Mt Axtell Observed avalanche activity: No Avalanches: This avalanche was previously documented during the holiday natural avalanche cycle, but we hadn’t been to the toe of the avalanche to confirm just how far it had run. This…

Date of Observation: 01/13/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Evan Ross[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Carbon Peak. North. 9,800-11,900ft Observed avalanche activity: No Avalanches: Nothing new or notable. Weather: Calm wind with thin clouds creating partly to mostly cloudy sky. Snowpack: Headed to Carbon Peak to get more observations from areas that generally hold…

Date of Observation: 01/13/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Kinler[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Baxter Basin to Angel Pass area Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Spotted ! D1.5 Wind Slab on SE aspect that likely ran later in the day on 1/12. Several D1 wet loose on steep South from 1/12, 1 that…

Date of Observation: 01/12/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy and Evan Ross[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Upper Yule Creek Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Documenting more activity from 12/31 cycle that we missed from the flight [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2482-Custom.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2481-Custom.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2468-2-Custom.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2461-Custom-scaled.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2429-Custom.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2425-2-Custom.jpg” condition=”isnot” value=””] Photos: [/gravityforms] [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [gravityforms action=”conditional”…

Date of Observation: 01/12/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy and Evan Ross[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: East and West Beckwith and Anthracite Creek as viewed from the Blob. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Recording a handful of previously undocumented avalanches that likely ran around 12/30 to 12/31. Viewed from afar, and some…

Date of Observation: 01/12/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Evan Ross & Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: We started low at Slate River TH, but mainly traveled in the upper Yule Creek area between 12,800 and 10,800 on W to N to E aspects. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: No new avalanche activity.…