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Snowboarder Triggered Avalanche Destroys Homes, Buries Residents

A snowboarder triggered avalanche buried part of a neighborhood in Missoula, Montana.  The slide destroyed homes and injured residents, leaving one in critical condition.  Neighbors teamed up to dig the victims out.  The sno...
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CBAC Christmas Poem

The Crested Butte Avalanche Center is coming at you with another Christmas poem, this one all about basal facets and El Niño. Be safe if you’re going to backcountry, the resort is getting dumped on! Enjoy! Fri, Dec 25, 2...
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POV: Hoji Gets Worked by Slide

Even the best go down every once in awhile.  Here, Eric Hjorleifson tries to ski through his sluff avy and gets worked.  
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CBAC Investigates Large Avalanche on Mt. Owen

It is touchy out there! CBAC forecasters Zach Guy and Evan Ross investigate the crown of a slab avalanche that occurred around 12/22/14, and demonstrate the current persistent slab problem.
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Large Avalanche Footage from NZ

Ryan Taylor, of New Zealand, was on the side of the mountain when he happened to notice some rockfall across the way.  That rockfall turned into a large avalanche and he happened to film it all. By the bottom you can truly se...
by 2. Will Dujardin
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CBAC 10th Avalanche Awareness Night

Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche

Avalanche Awareness Videos: Ode to Avalanche This is an amazing avalanche video from British Columbia with the 18th Overture as the soundtrack. These videos are to remind you to come on out for the Crested Butte Avalanche Cente...
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Jones Pass Slide: 10/31

If it’s deep enough to ride it’s deep enough to slide.  This is POV footage of a skier’s close call with a slab on Jones Pass on the Front Range yesterday.  You can read about his adventure by following this...
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Nemesis Mountain Avalanche Burial Video

This video was send to us by CB native Randy Evans, who now resides in Montana. This slide occurred January 29th. The victim is buried nearly 10 minutes. Though the video ends before he is actually pulled out, you can hear the ...
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Winter Is Here, But Be Careful

The Crested Butte area is about to get its first taste of real winter. Social media will go ballistic. Your most hard-core friends will post pictures of their first faceshots of the season. It’s an exciting time. However, if ...
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Remembering Ian Lamphere and Ryan Novak

As the winter season winds down, we find ourselves facing the harsh realities of a mountain town again.  Crested Butte lost two community members in the tragic avalanche in Sheep Creek off of Loveland Pass last Saturday, April...
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