Mountain Weather April 5, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date: 04/05/2015

Warm, dry, and breezy conditions continue today under southwest flow. We’ll see this weather pattern continue into the first half of the work week as a low pressure system slowly sags south along the Pacific Coast. It moves inland on Wednesday, bringing the chance for light to moderate snowfall for the latter half of the week.

Kebler Pass Area

CB Avalanche Center2014-15 Observations

Location: Kebler Pass Area
Date: 04/04/2015
Name: Tyler
Subject: BC skiing
Aspect: North, North East, South
Elevation: 12,000+



AVALANCHES: Just sluff and small manageable winds slabs
WEATHER: Bluebird, warm at lower elevations Wind blowing N-NE
SNOWPACK: Holding firm, small wind slabs and sluff on steeper slopes-N/NE
Corn and bulletproof off Red Lady after 12, snow firm

Mountain Weather April 4, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date: 04/04/2015

A flat ridge is developing over Colorado as a low pressure system moves inland over the Pacific Northwest. This will bring a gradual warming trend with strengthening winds over the next few days. Temperatures will be roughly 10 degrees warmer today than yesterday under clear skies. Warm and dry conditions will prevail into early next week as flow shifts to the southwest. A low pressure system moves into the Great Basin on Wednesday, producing unsettled weather later in the work week.

Mt. Axtell

CB Avalanche Center2014-15 Observations

LOCATION: Kebler Pass Area
DATE OF OBSERVATION: 04/03/2015
NAME: Zach Guy
SUBJECT: Mt. Axtell
ASPECT: North, North East
ELEVATION: 9,500 to 12,000 ft.



AVALANCHES: Small, manageable sluffing on steep terrain on the new snow interface. Skier triggered one isolated and shallow old slab that broke on the 3/24 facet layer, in a heavily cross loaded gulley near treeline, D1.

SNOWPACK: 4″ of new snow at summit, 1″ near valley bottom. Fell on solid and supportive crusts on almost all slopes except high elevation due north.

Mountain Weather for Monday, April 3rd, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date: 04/03/2015

Cold air will fill in behind yesterday’s frontal passage, and calm winds will prevail at all locations today. Tomorrow, temperatures will rebound quickly under clear skies, but should remain at, or slightly below seasonal averages. Next week looks benign, with a slight chance for precipitation mid week.

Mt Emmons, Evans Basin

CB Avalanche Center2014-15 Observations

LOCATION: Crested Butte Area
DATE OF OBSERVATION: 04/02/2015
NAME: Evan Ross
SUBJECT: Mt Emmons, Evans Basin
ASPECT: East, South East
ELEVATION: 9,400-11,000

 

AVALANCHES:

WEATHER: Blustery recirculating winds BTL. Looked to be westerly and strong near treeline. Mostly Clouldy sky and maybe four snow flakes fell from the sky.

SNOWPACK: At all elevations the snowpack was 50/50 supportive to boots and most always supportive to skis. Last nights refreeze was about 5-6″. Snow surfaces didn’t heat up much today with the cooler temps and winds. Still, if your boot packing and want to stay on the surface, its best to crawl like a baby and distribute your weight.

UPLOADS:

Mountain Weather April 2, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date: 04/02/2015

A large Pacific trough is situated over southern Canada and Montana, steering a shortwave across Nevada this morning. This will advance a front across our mountains this afternoon/evening, bringing a couple of inches of snow, gusty winds, and colder temperatures. Unsettled showers linger tomorrow before a weak ridge returns for the weekend, with clear skies and rebounding temperatures.

Mountain Weather April 1, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date: 04/01/2015

Unsettled weather is on tap for the next few days, but we aren’t looking at any significant snow producers. A large trough is making landfall over the Pacific Northwest and will lift across the Northern Rockies and Canada over the next few days, sending a series of shortwaves our direction. The first is a weak front which appears to fizzle in northern Colorado this afternoon, bringing increased winds and not much in the way of precipitation. A stronger front moves through on Thursday. It has improved dynamics, but is still working off of limited moisture, so we should see only light snowfall at best. The weekend weather looks favorable for costumes and slush huck conditions.

Mountain Weather March 31, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date: 03/31/2015

In like a lion and out like a lamb, March wraps up with another unusually warm one as the high pressure ridge crosses Colorado today. Alpine winds will pick up this afternoon, as well as some convective clouds. A progressive storm track is developing over the Northern Rockies, and we will be on the fringe of its influences of the rest of the week. A cool front stalls over northern Colorado tomorrow, bringing a small chance for isolated afternoon showers. On Wednesday night, a stronger cold front pushes across our zone, but moisture is lacking and we’ll be lucky to see a few inches of snow.

Mountain Weather March 31, 2015

CB Avalanche CenterWeather

Date:

In like a lion and out like a lamb, March wraps up with another unusually warm one as the high pressure ridge crosses Colorado today. Alpine winds will pick up this afternoon, as well as some convective clouds. A progressive storm track is developing over the Northern Rockies, and we will be on the fringe of its influences of the rest of the week. A cool front stalls over northern Colorado tomorrow, bringing a small chance for a few showers. On Wednesday night, a stronger cold front pushes across our zone, but moisture is lacking and we’ll be lucky to see a few inches of snow.