LOCATION: Crested Butte Area
DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/18/2015
NAME: havlick
DATE OF OBSERVATION: 03/18/2015
NAME: havlick
SUBJECT: Large Wet Loose Avalanches in Evans Basin
ASPECT: East, South East
ELEVATION: 9000-10000
ASPECT: East, South East
ELEVATION: 9000-10000
AVALANCHES: Several large wet loose avalanches gouging down to ground below E-facing cliff bands. Entrained quite a bit of snow, pushing size 2 range. not quite wet slab, but did propagate horizontally a bit more than the classic triangular shaped wet loose activity.
WEATHER: overcast, scattered rain and snow showers. warm temps, light west winds
SNOWPACK: Quite warm, unconsolidated snow, punchy. melt water continues to advance, but quite variable, from full depth in shallower areas to 6-10″ in others.
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