Crested Butte Avalanche Center

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  • Irwin

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    Date of Observation: 12/28/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Irwin Guides[/gravityforms]   Zone: Northwest Mountains Location: Irwin Tenure Avalanches: SS-ASc-D1.5-O 40cmx5mx100m Thorntons. Remaining persistent slab is notably more resistant to triggers than last week. This past weeks skiff of new snow sluffs easily off old bed surfaces. Anticipate repeat offenders. Snowpack: Continued local collapsing in…

  • Snowpack still chatty up Bush Creek

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    Date of Observation: 12/27/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms]   Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: West Brush Creek Aspect: North East, East Elevation: 9,900-11,800′   Avalanches: Skier triggered a persistent slab avalanche on an east aspect BTL. The slab didn’t propagate widely (about 20 feet) and was about a foot thick, small in size.…

  • Gothic 7am Weather Update

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    Date of Observation: 12/27/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: billy barr[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Weather: Cloudy and windy most of the night with scattered light snow, as it clears and wind stops around 5 a.m.  Total new snow a scant 1″ with 0.06″ of water and snowpack at 21½”.  Temperature range from a high of 35ºF to a…

  • Bits and pieces

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    Date of Observation: 12/26/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow[/gravityforms]   Zone: Northwest Mountains Location: Slate River to Poverty Gulch Aspect: East, South East, South, South West, West, North West Elevation: 9000′ – 11600′   Avalanches: A grouping of small loose avalanches near treeline on southwest aspect – guessing wet from warm weather on…

  • Avy Problem becoming more specific and stubborn

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    Date of Observation: 12/26/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Evan Ross[/gravityforms] Zone: Northwest Mountains Aspect: North, North East, East Elevation: 9,500-12,000 Weather: Pleasant temps above the inversions, calm wind, clear sky. Snowpack: Primary traveled N and NE, with just a little E. Primary traveling just above, or through, start zones on Axtell. While checking on the…

  • Cement Creek Christmas Snowmo tour

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    Date of Observation: 12/25/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow[/gravityforms]   Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Cement Creek Road Aspect: North East, East, South East, South, South West, West Elevation: 9000′ – 11000′   Avalanches: Cement Mountain – large avalanche above treeline in North Bowl, crown drifted over but flanks still visible D2 Hunter Hill…

  • Merry Collapsemas

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    Date of Observation: 12/25/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Coneys Aspect: North East Elevation: N/BTL Avalanches: No recent avalanches. Plenty of older ones. Weather: Beautiful day: few clouds, mild temps, calm winds. Snowpack: Stepping off the skintrack in a heavily trafficked area, got several audible collapses, but certainly not…

  • Weekly Snowpack/ Weather Summary 12/25

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    Zone: Crested Butte Backcountry Date: 12/25/2020 Name: Jack Caprio     Along with our 12/10 weak layer/interface, we can now add wind loading and surface hoar to Santa’s naughty list. Check out the weekly recap of weather, snowpack, and avalanche activity to see how our snowpack is changing.          

  • Anthracite Mesa

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    Date of Observation: 12/24/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Eric Murrow[/gravityforms]   Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Anthracite Mesa – terrain features just up valley of Coney’s proper Aspect: North East, East, South East Elevation: 9,500′ – 10,800′   Avalanches: some evidence of moving snow in Rock Creek bowl on Baldy (southeasterly above treeline), but too…

  • Crackatoa

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    Date of Observation: 12/24/2020 [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=”Yes”]Name: Zach Guy[/gravityforms] Zone: Southeast Mountains Location: Mount Emmons Aspect: North, North East Elevation: N/BTL Avalanches: Ski triggered a few thin windslabs (5”-10” thick) breaking on the 12/22 near surface facets. Ski triggered a small persistent slab (16” thick, 12/10 interface) on a small terrain feature. Saw one…