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Red Lady 12-24 Avalanche Analysis

Check out Zach Guy’s video analysis of the wind slab avalanche on Red Lady on Christmas Eve for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center.  It’s a SE slope above treeline. Read the current avy report here.
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Julien Lopez Caught in Massive Avalanche in FWT Competition VIDEO

This morning we woke up to some pretty incredible news that Julien Lopez had triggered an avalanche during his run at the second attempt at the Freeride World Tour stop in Fieberbrunn (the women skiers skied earlier in the week...
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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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Julien Lopez Tries to Outrun Avalanche

This is chilling to watch.  You don’t need to speak French to understand the gravity of the situation. Last April, our “Flying Frenchman” friend, Julien Lopez, who recently took 3rd overall on the Freeride Wo...
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Large Natural Avalanche in Anthracites

Crested Butte Avalanche Center forecaster Zach Guy investigates the large natural avalanche that occurred on the wind loaded East Bowl of the Anthracites.  
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Ski Patrol Heli View of Stevens Pass Controlled Slide

This video features a play by play of the Stevens Pass avalanche, given by the Ski Patrol members who flew over and dropped the charge that started the massive slide.  Ski Patrol rules!
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Huge Crystal Mountain Controlled Avalanche

Check out this large controlled slide at Crystal Mountain.  It seems like the avalanche danger is silly high everywhere but in our backyard.  If it does go, however, it can go like this.  )
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Snowmobiler Triggers Avalanche in Afton, Wyoming

Check out this huge slide triggered by a high marking snowmobiler up in Afton, Wyoming.  Good thing he was able to stay on top and his friends were able to get to him quickly. That was lucky!
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Report on Beehive Avy Fatality

A 28 year old Bozeman man died after a small avalanche carried him over a rock face on Beehive Peak in Montana.  The victim and party had taken all of the appropriate precautions, but it still ended in fatality.  According t...
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