Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Mt Baldy
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Widespread large avalanche cycle on various aspects of Mt Baldy including one of the few D3s observed in the recent cycle
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Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Cinnamon to Treasury/Crystal to Belleview and down to Gothic
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Widespread large natural avalanche cycle in the Alpine
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Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Guy
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Augusta to Purple to Yule Pass.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Large recent natural avalanches on west side of Augusta, northeast side of Blob and Purple, and east sides of Purple and Angel Pass. Most of these looked like persistent slabs that ran in the last few days, a couple may have been storm slabs.
Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Guy and Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Ruby Range from Lake Irwin to OBJ Basin
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Natural persistent slab avalanches from D1.5 to D2.5 on NW to NE to SE aspects N/ATL. See photos.
Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Irwin Guides
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Viewed from Irwin
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Southeast bowl of Ruby Peak ran this afternoon around 2:30. ~D2.5
Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Guy and Zach Kinler
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Anthracites and East Beckwith.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Numerous large persistent slabs that ran sometime in the past few days on NW to E aspects ATL, in addition to the slides Eric documented yesterday.
Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Guy and Zach Kinler
Zone: Outside of forecast area: Aspen Zone
Route Description: Aspen zone just north of Schofield Pass, in the Fravert and Hasley Basin areas. This is north of our outside of our forecast area, but the crowns are worth checking out…
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Numerous large persistent slab avalanches, mostly on E to NE aspects ATL. Many of these appeared very fresh, likely ran yesterday.
Date of Observation: 12/09/2022
Name: Zach Guy and Zach Kinler
Zone: Outside of forecast area
Route Description: West Elk Wilderness from Baldies to Castles. This area is outside of our forecast area, to the southwest, but the crowns are worth checking out…
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: Several large persistent slab avalanches from NE to SE aspects ATL that ran in the past few days.
Date of Observation: 12/08/2022
Zone: Northwest Mountains
Route Description: Southeast slope of Schuylkill Ridge
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: From the text message – “Popped a shallow storm slab first pitch then great pow!”.
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