Author: CBAC
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Mt Axtell
Date of Observation: 01/06/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Evan Ross Zach Guy #jackisback[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Mt Axtell. North. 11,300-9,500. Avalanches: In 1st bowl. A D3 or very large avalanche had propagated wall to wall across the start zone in 1st bowl during the last round of natural avalanche cycles. This avalanche…
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Gothic 7am Weather Report
Date of Observation: 01/06/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: billy barr[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Weather: Mostly just a lot of noise with steady, strong wind moving snow around but limited new snowfall with 2″ new and water 0.21″. Wind 10-15 NW and gusts up to 35. The snowpack is at 50″. Cloud cover is obscured…
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A few more avalanches from the Southeast Mountains-Holiday cycle
Date of Observation: 01/06/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Kinler[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Helicopter Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Weather: Snowpack: [/gravityforms] [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”Yes” condition=”is” value=”yes”][accordion_item title=”Avalanche Report #1″ parent_id=”my-accordion” open=”false”] Estimated avalanche date: 12/31/2021 Number of Avalanches: 2 Location Location: East Brush Creek (Star Pass, Friends Hut)…
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Deep slab video
Date of Observation: 01/03/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Mt. Richmond [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=””] Photos: [/gravityforms] [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”is” value=”yes”][accordion_item title=”Avalanche Report #1″ parent_id=”my-accordion” open=”false”] Estimated avalanche date: Number of Avalanches: Location Location: Location Specific: Start Zone Elevation: Aspect: Characteristics Trigger: Trigger modifier:…
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Carbon north side avy from Holiday cycle
Date of Observation: 01/05/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Hotline Observation[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Carbon Peak adjacent to Splains Gulch area Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Natural avalanche from Holiday Cycle on the north side of Carbon. [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/noname-scaled.jpeg” condition=”isnot” value=””] Photos: [/gravityforms] [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”Yes” condition=”is” value=”yes”][accordion_item title=”Avalanche Report…
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Few more natural slides from Holiday Cycle in Ruby Range
Date of Observation: 01/05/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Viewed from Mount Baldy on 1/3 Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: A couple of natural avalanches from Holiday cycle in the Ruby Range that remained hidden from the flight crew. Weather: Snowpack: [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DSC03486.jpeg,…
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More Copper Creek to Cumberland Avalanches
Date of Observation: 01/05/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Kinler[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Helicopter Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Weather: Snowpack: [/gravityforms] [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”Yes” condition=”is” value=”yes”][accordion_item title=”Avalanche Report #1″ parent_id=”my-accordion” open=”false”] Estimated avalanche date: 12/31/2021 Number of Avalanches: 1 Location Location: Middle Brush Creek (Pearl Pass Road, Cumberland…
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Copper Creek to Cumberland Basin
Date of Observation: 01/05/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Kinler[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Helicopter Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Documenting the recent avalanche cycle of large to very large avalanches estimated to have run around 12/31. Most were on leeward and shady slopes ATL with a few on West aspects. Weather: Snowpack:…
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Irwin explosive triggered avalanche
Date of Observation: 01/05/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”Yes” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Irwin Cat ski[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Irwin Tenure Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Avalanche observations: Ski Hero’s HS reactive to a single 3 # hand charge. Failed on 2-3mm DH on top of a 1F crust. 10 cm above the ground. HS-AE-R3-D2.5-O FC (130cm…
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Fireside Chat Speaker Series #3 with Jeffro
Recording posted HERE following the event! Skip to 26:15 to skip to the show! Huge thanks to the Gunnison County Met-Rec, Taylor and The CB Public Library, Irwin Brewing Company, and of course Jeffro for taking the time to share a few nuggets of his 35 years of experiences in Crested Butte and Irwin. Passcode…