Forecaster and user submitted snow and avalanche photos from across the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s forecast area in Elk Mountains of Central Colorado.
12/20 Red Lady Bowl
3/8. Skier triggered persistent slab at Coney’s.
1/7. Climax Chutes
12/12. Shooting cracks below treeline
1/31. D1.5 NE aspect BTL, ran last cycle around 1/24.
12/22 Hard slab debris below Owen
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.
2/21. The crown of an unintentionally skier triggered wind slab caught and partially buried a skier.
2/1/17. Location of skier triggered hard slab avalanche. The skier was caught and injured in the slide.
12/24 Natural avalanche on northeastern aspect of Gothic Mountain
1/6. D3? Southerly aspects. Treasury.
1/28. Skier triggered avalanche. East aspect of White Mountain
11/20/16 – Skier triggered avalanche near Yule Pass. Hard slab that slid on October facets on north/northeast aspect.
1/3. Touchy cornices. Give em a wide berth.
12/16. Remotely triggered cornice fall/ persistent slab avalanche. NE aspect of Coon Basin.
1/9. Crown of Seven Sisters slide. SS-N-R4-D2.5-O.
1/15. Far running debris (D3.5?) below SE face of Gothic, came within a few hundred yards of Gothic Road.
2/20. Remotely triggered wind slab. The slide was triggered from where the 2 skiers are standing in this photo.
