Join us at the Talk of the Town Friday, April 8 from 6-10 p.m. as we wish to say Thank You to all of our sponsors, supporters, and the community at large. We will have complimentary Modelo beer for everyone, live music from Congo Turner & Company, and a free raffle.
The 48th Annual Al Johnson Uphill/Downhill Memorial Telemark Ski Race is this Saturday, March 19. Registration can be completed online at www.eventbrite.com/e/al-johnso
Don’t know what telemark skiing is? Check this out!
Ski Telemark from Curtis Johns on Vimeo.
“Stay Tuned for your Local Forecast” by Jason Sumner. This article was first featured in Backcountry Magazine last fall. The online version is now available here.
We recently published this short video which describes the elements of our forecast products to help you better understand and apply the information. This video will live on our website under the “Forecast” tab.
Say hello to your CBAC outreach team and forecasters this weekend, Saturday February 5th, 2022. 8:30-2pm. Snodgrass Trailhead. Spreading avalanche forecast awareness, maps, Big Bs Juices and high fives.
Join us virtually with a regional guest Ann Mellick, seasoned highway avalanche forecaster for the famed Hwy 550 and Hwy 145 near Silverton, CO. An informal, conversational meeting with Ann talking about her career, stories, and life of a highway avalanche forecaster on one of the most notorious roads in the lower 48, if not North America. The CBAC Fireside Chat series has been made possible by support from the Gunnison County Met-Rec District, we cannot thank them enough for their generous support.
Zoom Link to Meeting HERE
Passcode: 1234
Recording of this Fireside Chat will be posted HERE following event.
Passcode for recording: AQ@Cu8!C
Join us at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, 6-7:30 on Wednesday January 26th, 2021! Advanced reservations possible. Event in conjunction with Townie Books.
Recording of this show can be found HERE.
Recording posted HERE following the event! Skip to 26:15 to skip to the show! Huge thanks to the Gunnison County Met-Rec, Taylor and The CB Public Library, Irwin Brewing Company, and of course Jeffro for taking the time to share a few nuggets of his 35 years of experiences in Crested Butte and Irwin. Passcode : 3$EGU$75
Dear Community,
In an effort to preserve everyone’s access to Red Lady, we are asking backcountry travelers to respect the restricted access boundaries around the Mt. Emmons Wastewater Treatment Plant Site. This is the working area to your left as you are climbing the Red Lady skin track. The Site Supervisor on Mt. Emmons has encountered an increase in backcountry travelers on their water treatment plant property this year. They have asked us to help spread the word that while the Red Lady skin track is currently open, they may have to enforce a no-trespass policy for the community’s safety and the security of their facilities if it continues. The mine regularly operates heavy equipment and snow removal machinery on their roads and does not want a collision with skiers or riders. Additionally, the area of concern includes the Keystone Snow Course established in 1961 by the NRCS for measuring snow water equivalent in the Upper Gunnison watershed. That snow course and the surrounding area lie on private land. Continued impacts on the area could compromise important data collection vital to our water source. The standard fall line egress from Red Lady Glades does not pass through this private property, the route that veers east towards the bottom does. Please familiarize yourself with this image of the property boundary if you enjoy skiing Red Lady Glades.
Thanks, Crested Butte Avalanche Center
Link to Recording of this chat!
Code: U#@chi8D
Graham Sexstone is a Research Hydrologist with the USGS Colorado Water Science Center. Graham will be presenting on USGS snow monitoring and modeling activities in the Upper Colorado River Basin and will highlight research efforts planned in and around the greater Crested Butte and Gunnison areas. This research is focused on better understanding snow as a water resource and linking snowpack to streamflow.
Featured Image also contains link to additional weather station link in the Kebler Pass/Lake Irwin area.
