Forecaster and user submitted snow and avalanche photos from across the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s forecast area in Elk Mountains of Central Colorado.
11/27/16. Remotely triggered slab on a NE aspect near treeline.
2/19. D2 Wet slab on S ATL, ran sometime during the warmup.
2/2/17. Location of the avalanche, on a sub-ridge of White Mountain above Copper Creek.
1/31. D1.5 NE aspect BTL, ran last cycle around 1/24.
2/20. D1 wind slab, SE aspect ATL.
2/1/17. Location of skier triggered hard slab avalanche. The skier was caught and injured in the slide.
12/12. Snowmobiler buried by this persistent slab avalanche
Historic New Year’s storm
12/16. Remotely triggered cornice fall/ persistent slab avalanche. NE aspect of Coon Basin.
1/3. SS-AS-R2-D2-I
12/20. Crown above “The Shield” was up to 8 feet thick, pencil hard.
12/4. Remote triggered persistent slab. NW aspect ATL
1/16. Destructive Debris across Taylor Canyon near the dam, ran 1/12.
11/20/16 – Skier triggered avalanche near Yule Pass. Hard slab that slid on October facets on north/northeast aspect.
2/16. Full depth glide avalanche. NE aspect BTL.
2/7. Skier triggered wind slab on Schuylkill Ridge
12/22. Mt. Owen deep slab. Skier for scale.
1/24. Surface hoar avalanceh above Peanut Lake Road
1/7. Climax Chutes
1/26. D1 animal triggered and sympathetic slide. SW aspect BTL, new in past 24 hours. Tracks in and tracks out…all good.
2/17. Loose avalanches
12/18 Gothic Peak. SSW aspect ATL
3/4. Remotely triggered persistent slab. E aspect NTL. Purple Palace
2/17/17 – Wet loose avalanche cycle on east, south and west aspects.
1/7. Peeler Peak
12/18/16 – Large skier triggered avalanche in south to southeast facing Red Lady Bowl resulting in a close call.
1/2. NE aspect NTL. Skier triggered soft slab, 12″ deep, on storm interface (near surface facets), in a relatively wind protected area.
1/16. HS-N-R5-D4-O on Scarp Ridge, debris broke mature timber and reached historic runout
1/11. D2, N Cement Mtn
2/19. Some recent and older glide avalanches. Easterly aspects BTL.
2/17. Wet loose cycle was more impressive here. More widespread D1.5’s and D2’s as there was more storm snow to entrain in this area.
2/20. Remotely triggered wind slab. The slide was triggered from where the 2 skiers are standing in this photo.
12/22 Hard slab debris below Owen
12/26. Large persistent slab avalanche on a northerly slope in the Anthracites
12/18/16 – Large avalanche crown covering multiple aspects and elevations on Mount Bellview.
1/3. Touchy cornices. Give em a wide berth.
1/16. 5 foot crown below Scarp Ridge.
1/9. SW aspect NTL. SS-N-R3-D2.5-O/G. Red Ridge.
1/26. Persistent slabs triggered in aspen groves.
1/6. Mt. Owen
12/4 NW aspect ATL
2/19. Several natural D2s on NE aspect NTL (10,700 ft). Looks like they ran last storm on the 1/19 SH layer.
12/20 Looking up at the crown. Person for scale.
12/27. Slab avalanche on Schuylkill Ridge
3/9. Skier triggered wet loose avalanches
1/28. Skier triggered avalanche. East aspect of White Mountain
12/20. Red Lady Bowl crown
2/5/17- Pit results showing the spatial variability of the buried surface hoar problem.
12/16 Natural persistent slab, SE aspect NTL. Coon Basin
12/20 Red Lady Bowl
11/29/16 – Skier triggered avalanche in southeast facing Red Lady Bowl after the November 28th storm.
1/3. Natural avalanche in Climax Chutes
1/6. D2.5 SE aspect of Purple Peak
1/6. D3? Southerly aspects. Treasury.
1/3. Checking out an 18-24″ crown on a north aspect NTL. Failed on surface hoar.
12/20 Very destructive avalanche
12/12. Shooting cracks below treeline
1/24. Remotely triggered D2.5 or D3 in Climax Chutes. Wide propagation, ran full track.
1/12. Roof collapse
1/9. Crown of Seven Sisters slide. SS-N-R4-D2.5-O.
1/14. Explosive triggered deep slab on CBMR
Skier triggered, pulled out to 31 degree ridge.
2/21. The crown of an unintentionally skier triggered wind slab caught and partially buried a skier.
1/15. Far running debris (D3.5?) below SE face of Gothic, came within a few hundred yards of Gothic Road.
3/9 D1.5’s. SE aspect NTL
1/15. Long running debris below mini spoon (S NTL)
1/31. Impressively far-running debris piles below Climax Chutes from recent cycle
12/2 Crown of Red Lady slide
12/24 Natural avalanche on northeastern aspect of Gothic Mountain
2/14. Recent natural on Schuylkill Ridge
1/30. Persistent slab avalanche activity rose since January 19th
12/16. Natural persistent slab. Climax chutes
1/2. Skier triggered wind slab on Mt. Emmons
12/23 Recent natural avalanches
1/27. Crown of explosive triggered persistent slab, 60-85 cm thick on facet/SH/crust. SE aspect NTL
12/4 Shooting cracks. NW as
12/18. Close call on Red Lady Bowl.
1/15. D3. NW aspect ATL, Scarp Ridge
3/8. Skier triggered persistent slab at Coney’s.
12/20 Red Lady Bowl.
