Author: CBAC
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CB Nordic Explorers
Date of Observation: 01/14/2021 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: CB Nordic Explorers[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Crested Butte Avalanches: A skier in our after school Nordic programs remote triggered this little guy walking just off of the groomed trail. You can see his tracks approaching the slope on the bottom lookers right. Wow! No teenagers were…
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Upper Slate River
Date of Observation: 01/13/2021 Name: Zach Kinler Evan Ross Zone: Northwest Mountains Aspect: East, South East Elevation: 9,600′-11,600′ Avalanches: No recent natural activity. Intentionally ski triggered 2 harmless D1 loose dry avalanches on a steep pitch near valley bottom where the snowpack was thin and mostly faceted. Weather: Warm start to the day with temps…
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The rotting continues
Date of Observation: 01/12/2021 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Location: Slate Aspect: North East, East Elevation: 9,000 to 11,400′ Avalanches: In a path that ran in mid-December, we skier triggered a long-running facet sluff that gouged to the ground. It ran about 1,000′ vertical feet and entrained about…
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Purple Ridge obs
Date of Observation: 01/11/2021 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow & Zach Kinler Zone: Northwest Mountains Location: Purple Ridge standard up track area Aspect: North East, East, South East Elevation: 9,600′ – 11,600′ Avalanches: nothing new to report Weather: clear skies, nasty cold at valley bottom along the slate gave way to…
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Shooting crack in the Slate
Date of Observation: 01/11/2021 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Location: Schuylkill Ridge Aspect: North East, East Elevation: N/BTL Avalanches: Minor sluffing Weather: Strong inversion. Mostly clear skies. Calm winds. Snowpack: Rec skiing – traveled on mostly existing skin tracks or terrain that avalanched in mid-December and saw no signs of…
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Carbon north side
Date of Observation: 01/10/2021 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: North “bowl” on carbon peak Aspect: North, North East, North West Elevation: 10,000′ – 12,000′ Avalanches: skier-triggered loose avalanche in surface snow on a very short, roll-over. The steep slope was short so only entrained the top few…
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Mt Axtell
Date of Observation: 01/09/2021 Name: Jared Berman & Jack Caprio Zone: Northwest Mountains Location: From Splains Gulch ascended the West face to the summit of Axtell. Skied South facing bowl before traveling back up S/SW ridge where we then skied the West face of Axtell back down to sleds Aspect: North East, East, South-West, West…
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Rotting Slabs
Date of Observation: 01/08/2021 Name: Jack Caprio & Jared Berman Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Snodgrass to the east river Aspect: North, North East, East Elevation: <10,000′ Avalanches: None observed. Weather: Clear, warm, and calm. Snowpack: We traveled on primarily NE and E facing aspects up to about 10,000 feet. The lower in elevation we went,…
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Weak snowpack, still collapsing
Date of Observation: 01/08/2021 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Mount Emmons Aspect: North East, East Elevation: 9,000 to 11,200 ft Avalanches: Intentionally skier triggered a few small loose dry avalanches entraining the top 6″ of faceted surface snow. They ran about 600 vertical feet. Weather: Few clouds, calm winds,…