Trailhead Day #3-Slate River TH

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Join CBAC and Irwin Guides for this special event with free beacon skills training. Come by anytime from 9:00am to 2:00pm for the latest information on snowpack, conditions, local maps, and snacks or to chat about anything backcountry related. At 10:00 am, 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, Irwin guides training staff will be available for free 1-hour beacons skills training. No sign-up is necessary, show up with your over-snow gear and rescue equipment. If you don’t have rescue gear, we will have beacons, shovels and probes on hand to borrow. Email cbavalanche@gmail.com with any questions about the event.

CBAC End of Season Thank You party!

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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

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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-johnson-memorial-telemark-race-2022-registration-291459813147?aff=ebdssbdestsearch or the day of the race 8-10 a.m. at the check-in & bib pick-up in the Adventure Center in Mountaineer Square. $50 lift tickets for competitors without a pass will be available at the Adventure Center during check-in. A portion of the proceeds go the the CBAC.
Don’t know what telemark skiing is? Check this out!

 

Ski Telemark from Curtis Johns on Vimeo.

WCU Chat Panel Discussion

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Join us March 2nd at 7:15pm for a panel discussion featuring top local avalanche professionals from across the avalanche spectrum including John Mortimer, Snow Safety Director for Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Ben Pritchett Lead Forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Megan Paden Lead Forecaster for Elk Mountain Grand Traverse and Evan Ross Crested Butte Avalanche Center Forecaster.  Should be a great evening of open discussion and sharing of snow wisdom.

Western Colorado University Ballroom 7:15-8:15

FREE.

 

Fireside Chat #5 with Ann Mellick (Recording Posted!)

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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

Fireside Chat Speaker Series #2 (Recording Link)

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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.