Skip to the forecast
Crested Butte Avalanche Center

Forecasts supported by

December 23, 2020

Calm and cold

Date of Observation: 12/23/2020
Name: Sam Lesnikoski

 

Zone: Northwest Mountains
Location: Pittsburg
Aspect: North, North East
Elevation:

 

Avalanches: No new avalanches observed though above treeline terrain was socked in.
Weather: Cold, calm and cloudy below tree line.
Snowpack: Traveled in below tree line north eastern terrain through three to four inches of storm snow. Storm snow was unconsolidated and low density. We stayed in sheltered below treeline terrain that received little to no drifting.