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Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Gothic Mountain Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Adding a few previously undocumented D3 to D4 sized avalanches from the 12/31 cycle or earlier. North to east aspects of Gothic. [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_0512-11-scaled.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2187-Custom-scaled.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2168-Custom-scaled.jpg” condition=”isnot” value=””] Photos: [/gravityforms] [[accordion…

Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Baldy above Schofield Pass Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Several destructive avalanches from 12/31 cycle, generally D3 to D4, on east to northeast aspects. [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2184-Custom-scaled.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2180-Custom.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2177-Custom-scaled.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2172-Custom-scaled.jpg, https://dev.cbavalanchecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_2166-Custom-scaled.jpg” condition=”isnot” value=””] Photos: [/gravityforms] [[accordion id=”my-accordion”] [gravityforms action=”conditional”…

Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Anthracite Creek and some Raggeds Wilderness that drains into North Anthracite Creek. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: A few large to very large avalanches above Middle and North Anthracite Creeks. Not as much activity here, likely because most of…

Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Yule Pass (Purple, Treasury, Treasure, and Mt. Justice ridgeline) Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: This area seemed to be the bullseye for the most destructive slides of the cycle, generally D3 to D4 in size, most crowns looked crisp…

Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Middle Ruby Range (between Daisy Pass and Purple). Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Numerous destructive avalanches from 12/31 cycle, generally D2.5 to D4, mostly on east to north aspects. Some of these were previously documented and coded on Jan…

Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Ruby Range Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Numerous destructive avalanches from 12/31 cycle, generally D3 to D4, mostly on east to north aspects. Some of these were previously documented and coded on Jan 1, but I’m adding better photos…

Date of Observation: 01/02/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Anthracite Range Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Widespread activity from 12/31 cycle on northerly aspects, generally D3 to D3.5. The Budda Bowl slide reportedly destroyed a cabin in the Bracken Creek area. See photo.  Also some smaller slides and…

Date of Observation: 01/03/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Washington Gulch TH out to Baldy, ascended and descended south ridge. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Phew….lots. In broad terms, many large to very large avalanches near and above treeline on the north half of the compass (many of…

Date of Observation: 01/03/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Route Description: Slate River to Mt. Richmond to check out a deep slab crown. Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: 2 large wind slabs that looked fresh, likely ran sometime over the weekend, along with a number of small ones. Got good…

Date of Observation: 01/03/2022 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Kinler[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Route Description: Dog walk Observed avalanche activity: Yes Avalanches: Previously unreported slide on the SE face of Avery with adjacent cornice fall. I also included a photo of the previously reported slide lower down on Gothic’s Spoon. Weather: Bluebird, inversions are…