Red Lady Bowl

CB Avalanche Center2019-20 Observations

Location: Crested Butte Area
Date of Observation: 03/22/2020
Name: Frank Stern
Subject: Red Lady Bowl
Aspect: East
Elevation: 11,500

Avalanches: East side of Red Lady Bowl. Crown right below the skin track on the ridge at tree line. Crown might be 2 meters in spots, appears to have stepped down. Ran to bottom of bowl.

CBAC Note: This Wind Slab, potentially realizing at the 3/18 interface, appears to have stacked up to a Storm Slab that was reported yesterday in this flat-light photo.

Weather: Snowy/sunny, wind from west.
Snowpack: 12″wish in past three days, slope that slid was getting substantial deposition.