Gothic area obs
LOCATION: Brush Creek Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/21/2015 NAME: Zach Guy SUBJECT: Gothic area obs ASPECT: ELEVATION: 10,000- 12,000 AVALANCHES: More evidence of the recent wet cycle around the Gothic/Copper Creek area. Wet loose and wet slabs, mostly off of E and SE aspects near and below treeline., D1 to D2 in size. Also […]
Mountain Weather for Saturday, March 21st, 2015
Date: 03/21/2015 Strengthening high pressure over the next several days will bring unseasonably warm temperatures through the weekend, before an unsettled Pacific disturbance moves into our area next week. Increasing high clouds throughout the day today may limit the freeze tonight, destabilizing the snowpack tomorrow. Strong sun, light winds and increasing clouds will be worth […]
Gothic Mountain
LOCATION: Crested Butte Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/20/2015 NAME: DR SUBJECT: Gothic Mountain ASPECT: South, South West, West ELEVATION: 9500-12600 AVALANCHES: WEATHER: 10:00 @ 10,700’ – West aspect, 25º slope – Clear, light wind from north, -1ºC – Ski and Boot Pen both 0cm 11:30 @ 11,700’ – West aspect, 35º slope – Clear, […]
Snodgrass, Crested Butte Area
GUIDE(S): Evan DATE: 3/20/15 LOCATION: Snodgrass ELEVATION: BTL. 10,300-9,300 ASPECT: N, SE. All slope angles under 35 degrees. WEATHER: A couple light wind gusts. Otherwise clear sky, strong solar and warm temps. SNOWPACK: Surface crusts where about 10″ this morning over wet grains to the ground. These crusts where skiing well on SE aspects at this elevation around 11am. During the […]
Mountain Weather for Friday, March 20th, 2015
Date: 03/20/2015 We had our best re-freeze in days, with lows across our area mountains falling into the high teens, with light northerly winds. A trace of new snow yesterday fell only at the highest elevations near Schofield pass. The more active pattern of disorganized moisture will continue to evolve and eject across the Great […]
Wet Avalanches Co Road 742 Taylor Park
LOCATION: Cement Creek Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/18/2015 NAME: Havlick SUBJECT: Wet Avalanches Co Road 742 Taylor Park ASPECT: North, North East, North West ELEVATION: BTL AVALANCHES: several wet loose and wet slab avalanches reported sliding over CO Rd 742 to Taylor Park. Some of these slides slid past the centerline and required cars […]
Wet avalanches near town and wet snow at Irwin
LOCATION: Crested Butte and Kebler Pass Areas DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/19/2015 NAME: Zach Guy SUBJECT: Wet avalanches near town and wet snow at Irwin ASPECT: North East, East, South East, South, West ELEVATION: 9,000 to 12,000 feet. AVALANCHES: About 5 new wet avalanches ran yesterday or the day before on Gibson Ridge’s ENE face near […]
Mountain Weather March 19, 2015
Date: 03/19/2015 The chance for light snowfall will return today as another northwest shortwave phases with moisture funneling in from the southwest. We are on the western edge of this interaction, so don’t expect any significant accumulations. Thankfully, any precip should fall as snow today as last night’s cool front left colder air in its […]
Skier triggered wet slabs in Climax Chutes
LOCATION: Crested Butte Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/18/2015 NAME: Public SUBJECT: Skier triggered wet slabs in Climax Chutes ASPECT: North East ELEVATION: Below treeline SNOWPACK: Skier triggered wet slab in Climax Chute yesterday. Middle to lower elevation of the chute.
Large Wet Loose Avalanches in Evans Basin
LOCATION: Crested Butte Area DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/18/2015 NAME: havlick SUBJECT: Large Wet Loose Avalanches in Evans Basin ASPECT: East, South East ELEVATION: 9000-10000 AVALANCHES: Several large wet loose avalanches gouging down to ground below E-facing cliff bands. Entrained quite a bit of snow, pushing size 2 range. not quite wet slab, but did […]