Location: Crested Butte Area
Date of Observation: 02/09/2017
Name: Bill McGrath
Date of Observation: 02/09/2017
Name: Bill McGrath
Subject: Explosive trigered slides in areas not affected by skier traffic
Aspect: North East, East
Elevation: 9650
Aspect: North East, East
Elevation: 9650
Avalanches: Multiple explosive triggered avalanches on closed and un-skied aspects.
The Indian Trail had a AE-SS-R4-D2 that slid on the January 19th hoar frost layer. This slide had a large propagation and jumped multiple spines.
Roosters had 2 separate AE-SS-R3-D2 slides on the January 19th hoar frost layer.
Weather: Sunny with temperatures above freezing with light wind.
Snowpack: