Location: Crested Butte Area
Date of Observation: 12/26/2015
Name: Zach Guy
Date of Observation: 12/26/2015
Name: Zach Guy
Subject: Collapsing on Mt. Emmons
Aspect:
Elevation: 9,000 -11,500 ft
Aspect:
Elevation: 9,000 -11,500 ft
Avalanches: Nothing new that hasn’t been reported, except a skier triggered slide on the hill above the Nordic Center. See photo
Weather: Clear to few skies. Cold temps, Light to moderate NE winds with light transport off of high peaks.
Snowpack: Rumbling collapses when I would jump on the snowpack after getting away from the skin track.
Intentionally (?) skier triggered slab avalanche above Nordic Center. Â SS-ASc-R2-D1.5-O