Explosive triggered slab
Location: Crested Butte Area
Date of Observation: 01/14/2017
Name: NA
Date of Observation: 01/14/2017
Name: NA
Subject: Explosive triggered slab
Aspect: North West
Elevation: ATL
Aspect: North West
Elevation: ATL
Avalanches: See photo
Weather:
Snowpack:
IMG_0492Natural
Location: Kebler Pass Area
Date of Observation: 12/16/2016
Name: Rob
Date of Observation: 12/16/2016
Name: Rob
Subject: Natural
Aspect: North East
Elevation: 11,200 +/-
Aspect: North East
Elevation: 11,200 +/-
Avalanches:
Weather: Blowing and snowing
Snowpack: Growing by the minute. Estimated 12″ in trees less up high due to high winds.
IMG_12302014-2015 Snow and Avalanche Gallery
Forecaster and user submitted snow and avalanche photos from across the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s forecast area in Elk Mountains of Central Colorado.
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- 11/25 Alternate view (photo: Kitt Haven)
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- Snodgrass north aspect (Photo: Brian Goldstein)
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- Paradise Divide area southeast aspect
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- Cornicing and pillowy wind slab deposit, on a NE Slope at 11,300ft
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- 2/9/15 Surface hoar on the bedsurface of a skier triggered slide
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- Skier triggered persistent slab avalanches on surface hoar – 2/9/15
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- Anthracite Range E aspect ATL wide propagation, 600 feet? Observed 2-5-15
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- Skier triggered windslab on E aspect 100 yards wide and up to 3′ deep – 2/1/2015
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- Debris from small D1.5 wind slab that failed on a cross loaded eastern aspact in the last several days.
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- Snodgrass Plot 20150123
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- Natural Slab Avalanche off of Scarp Ridge
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- Natural Slab Avalanche off of Scarp Ridge
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- Several small slabs East & Northeast terrain
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- Natural Slab Avalanche off of Scarp Ridge
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- Natural slab avalanche off of Scarp Ridge
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- Natural slab avalanche off of Scarp Ridge
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- Observed 1/19/15. Skier triggered persistent slab near Gothic.
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- Observed 1/18/15. Small windslabs above treeline triggered by snowmobiles
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- Observed 1/16/15. Large slab avalanche in NW bowl of Mt. Baldy. Likely ran on Jan 11th persistent weak layer.
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- Wet Slab off of Cinnamon 3
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- click to enlarge
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- Wet Slab off of Cinnamon 1