Location: Crested Butte Area
Date of Observation: 03/01/2017
Name: Arden Feldman
Date of Observation: 03/01/2017
Name: Arden Feldman
Subject: Avalanches on Easterly Aspects Throughout the Zone
Aspect: North East, East, South East
Elevation: ATL, NTL, BTL
Aspect: North East, East, South East
Elevation: ATL, NTL, BTL
Avalanches: Many natural D1-D2 soft slabs on northeasterly and easterly ATL/NTL slopes. One natural D2.5 slab on a southeasterly/easterly aspect of Mt. Bellview. One natural D1 storm slab BTL on an east aspect. Skier triggered a D1.5 storm slab yesterday (2/28), on a steep northeasterly slope NTL.
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Weather: Clear skies with light winds and warming temps. Some snow blowing off the high peaks.
Snowpack:
