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January 10, 2017

Roadside avalanche obs

Location: Crested Butte Area, Cement Creek Area
Date of Observation: 01/10/2017
Name: Zach Guy
Subject: Roadside avalanche obs
Aspect:
Elevation: BTL

Avalanches: Lots of natural soft slab avalanches below treeline, mostly D1.5 to D2 in size, various aspects. Limited vis of higher elevations. Observed one large powder cloud come off of NW aspect NTL of Whetstone, but couldn’t make out the crown. One debris pile off of Whetstone looked about D3, came down from alpine.
Weather:
Snowpack:

NE Gibson Ridge. D1.5
D2 NE Washington Gulch
D2.5 SE Whetstone
D1.5 NW Round Mtn
D2, N Cement Mtn
D1.5 S Cement Creek
D2. SW Cement Creek
D2 NE X Chutes
D1.5 NE Slate RIver
D2 NE aspect Slate River
D1.5 NE Slate River
D1.5 NE Slate River
D2. N Whetstone
D3 debris below obscured start zone

NE Whetstone D1.5
E Gibson Ridge. D2
E Gibson Ridge. D1.5
NE Whetstone D1.5
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