Details

• Date: 2015/01/28

• Observer: Crested Butte Avalanche Center
• Organization: CBAC

Location

• BC Zone: Gunnison
• Area Description: Crested Butte Area
• Route Description: Snodgrass E/NE 11,000 feet

Weather

• Weather Description: partly cloudy around 32 degree F

Avalanches

• Avalanche Description: set off one slide that slid on old rain crust for 15 feet and then stepped down to the ground. ran approximately 200+ yards (from top to bottom of california bowl on snodgrass. crown was approximately 2 1/2 feet. bed surface was basel facets. no one was caught. propagated roughly 15-25 feet R1 D1+

	Date	Location/Path	#	Elev	Asp	Type	Trig	SizeR	SizeD
	2015/01/28  †	Snodgrass Mountain	1	TL	Unknown	SS	AO	R1	D1.5
Date: 2015/01/28 (Estimated) Observer: Crested Butte Avalanche Center Organization: CBAC Area Description: California Bowl Landmark: Snodgrass Mountain Weak Layer Grain Type: Depth Hoar Average Crown: 30 cm Average Width: 25 m Average Vertical: 600 ft Comments: Persistent Slab. Started on rain crust, quickly stepped to basal facets