Weekly summary is here. Spring snowpacks are settled on sunny aspects and are still found more winterlike on shady aspects. Start early and monitor the temperature and consistency of the upper s...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-april-5-april-12-2024/
The weekly summary is here . Sunny spring weather brought wet slides, and at a different time, a sprinkle of winter with transportable winds, and the resurrection of persistent slab concerns. �...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-march-29-april-8-2024/
Swing by for the last trailhead day of the season. Kebler Pass TH, This Saturday 4/6, 9am-2pm.…
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/trailhead-day-saturday-kebler/
The weekly summary is here . After a few weeks of dealing with low-likelihood slab avalanche concerns and springtime problems, it’s back to winter-like concerns and a new generation of persiste...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-march-22-march-29-2024/
MSP is hosting their March Meltdown at the Elevation Hotel deck Saturday, March 30 1-6 p.m. Live music, Jack Daniels drink specials and a drawing for skis, coolers and other great items. The part...
The weekly summary is here! Bluebird skies and mild temperatures ring in spring, and the snowpack is making its way to diurnal, sunny aspects have a big head start. A winterlike snowpack still e...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-march-15-march-22-2024/
Join us at the Cement Creek Trailhead for Cookies, Coffee, and Backcountry Beta. Saturday March 23, 9am-2pm…
Sunday 3/24, 7pm at the Public House 202 Elk Ave. Join us for a panel discussion with past snow safety directors and local legends from the Grand Traverse. Learn about the history of the race, th...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/fireside-chat-snow-safety-at-the-gt/
The weekly summary is here . Easterly winds led to some unusual drifting, and persistent slab avalanche activity has quieted down. The possibility is still there, as shown in a recent remote trig...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-march-8-march-15-2024/
The weekly summary is here . Backcountry riders are least likely to affect weak layers where the snowpack is deeper. Most recent human-triggered avalanches have occurred in places where the snowp...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-march-1-march-7-2024/
The weekly summary is here . We’ve been bobbing back and forth between blizzard and spring-like conditions recently, with more of this pattern on the way. Snowpit tests continue to show the 2/2...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-february-23-march-1-2024/
Join us for another Fireside Chat, this time with American Mountaineering legend George Lowe. 6pm, Sunday March 3rd, Mallardi Theater, 403 2nd Street CB.…
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/fireside-chat-with-george-lowe-3-3-6pm/
The weekly summary is here . The 2/2 PWL still produces avalanches throughout the zone, with the slab depth variable above. Avalanche danger dropped in the deepest part of the forecasting area, w...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-february-16-23-2024/
The weekly summary is here . The community mourns the loss of a precious life in an avalanche accident. A persistent weak layer buried 2/2 serves as the point of failure on many avalanches in the...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-february-9-16-2024/
A backcountry skier was caught, buried, and killed in an area of the Anthracite Range locally known as the Playground (east of Ohio Peak). The skier’s partners were able to locate and extricate...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/anthracites-avalanche-fatality/
Weekly summary is here . The new snow lends to nice turns in the mountains around the valley! Bring an extra dose of caution to the backcountry right now, as a newly buried persistent weak layer ...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-february-2-9-2024/
Weekly summary is here . We got a teaser for spring this week, with warm, sunny weather and an increase in wet loose avalanche activity.…
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-january-26-february-2-2024/
Join us for a snowpack update followed by a discussion of a real – life avalanche burial and rescue with local snowmobiler Kain Leonard. Sunday February 4th, 6pm at the High Alpine Brewing Comp...
Weekly summary is here . Avalanches are running bigger, breaking on large-grained weak layers buried by hard slabs formed from the 1/5 storm snow.…
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-january-19-26-2024/
Weekly summary is here ! The snow is deep, and the valley is happy. A natural avalanche cycle is petering out as the snow settles in, but remote-triggering avalanches large enough to bury or kill...
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-january-12-19-2024/
Join us at the Slate River Trailhead on Sunday 1/21 from 9am – 2pm.…
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/slate-river-trailhead-day-1-21/
Weekly summary is here ! Our snow dances were seen and prayers heard. Enjoy the new snow but be aware that we’re back to a scary, reactive mid-winter snowpack in the backcountry. …
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-january-5-12-2023/
Weekly summary is here . Ringing in the New Year with cold nights and an increasingly faceted snow surface. Cheers to more white fluffy stuff in 2024!…
https://cbavalanchecenter.org/weekly-snowpack-summary-december-29-2023-january-5-2024/
Join us at the Snodgrass Trailhead on Saturday 1/6 from 9am-2pm.…