Mountain Weather April 5, 2015

CB Avalanche Center April 5, 2015Weather

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.

Today

High Temperature: 45
Wind Speed: 15-25, G40
Wind Direction: SW, W
Sky Cover: Mostly Clear
Snow: 0

Tonight

Low Temperature: 25
Wind Speed: 12-22
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0

Tomorrow

High Temperature: 42
Wind Speed: 15-25, G40
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0

Kebler Pass Area

CB Avalanche Center April 5, 20152014-15 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

Mt. Owen

CBAC April 5, 20152014-15 Observations

Name: Evan, Xavier
DATE: 4/4/15
LOCATION: Mt. Owen

ELEVATION: 10,600-12,800
ASPECT: NE/E/S

WEATHER: Clear sky and warming temps. Westerly winds at ridgeline were light to moderate with some stronger gusts
SNOWPACK/AVALANCHE OBS: Recent colder weather and good freezes had sunny slopes locked up. Above treeline those sunny slopes seemed slow to soften with the steady winds. A northeast aspect above treeline had a couple inches new snow that sloughed down the to old but dry snow interface. Around 1:30pm, an east facing aspect was skiing like 4″ of warm/hot pow.

Mountain Weather April 4, 2015

CB Avalanche Center April 4, 2015Weather

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.

Today

High Temperature: 40
Wind Speed: 8-18, G30
Wind Direction: SW, W
Sky Cover: Clear
Snow: 0

Tonight

Low Temperature: 25
Wind Speed: 7-17
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Clear
Snow: 0

Tomorrow

High Temperature: 42
Wind Speed: 15-25, G45
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0

Gothic Mountain

CBAC April 4, 20152014-15 Observations

NAME: Evan
DATE: 4/3/15
LOCATION: Gothic Mountain
ELEVATION: 9,500-12,500
ASPECT: SE/SW

WEATHER: Sky had cleared by 9am. Mostly light to no wind at ridgeline with some stronger gusts. Strong solar but cool temps.

SNOWPACK/AVALANCHE OBS: Last nights .5″ of snow became moist on all slopes traveled. Southeast facing slopes where becoming 50/50 supportive to boot pen by 11pm on steep rocky slopes, but I bet if you took a T20 temperature it was still below 0C. I think they mostly lost their support do to the overall weak and large grained, snowpack in that area. South and Southwest slopes stayed supportive to boots throughout the day and softened to some nice creamy corn. I don’t know where you could have triggered an avalanche today in the terrain we traveled.

Mt. Axtell

CB Avalanche Center April 3, 20152014-15 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 Center April 3, 2015Weather

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.

Today

High Temperature: 25-30
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: W, NW
Sky Cover: Decreasing clouds
Snow: 0-2″

Tonight

Low Temperature: 15-20
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: SW, W
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0″

Tomorrow

High Temperature: 35-40
Wind Speed: 10-20 G30
Wind Direction: SW
Sky Cover: Partly Cloudy
Snow: 0″

Mt Emmons, Evans Basin

CB Avalanche Center April 3, 20152014-15 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 Center April 2, 2015Weather

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.

Today

High Temperature: 35
Wind Speed: 15-25, G40
Wind Direction: SW, W
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 0-2″

Tonight

Low Temperature: 12
Wind Speed: 7-17, G30
Wind Direction: W, NW
Sky Cover: Mostly Cloudy
Snow: 1-3″

Tomorrow

High Temperature: 32
Wind Speed: 5-15
Wind Direction: NW
Sky Cover: Decreasing clouds
Snow: 0-1″

Mountain Weather April 1, 2015

CB Avalanche Center April 1, 2015Weather

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.